Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 22 January

From expected line-ups to advice on substitutions and captain changes, the scout notes offer assistance to managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

Fantasy decisions

• The deadline for captain changes and substitutions is 18:45 CET – the kick-off time of both Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest and Leipzig vs Sporting CP.

• Fantasy managers have the opportunity to bring up to three outfield players and a goalkeeper off the bench to replace anyone in their original starting XI.

• Those looking for a higher Matchday 7 return from their chosen captain can opt to place the armband on another player prior to Wednesday's deadline.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest
Leipzig vs Sporting CP

21:00 CET
Milan vs Girona
Sparta Praha vs Inter
Arsenal vs GNK Dinamo
Celtic vs Young Boys
Feyenoord vs Bayern München
Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Salzburg

• Possible line-ups and team news

Key Fantasy players

Hugo Magnetti (€5.3m) – Brest
Brest's top-scoring Fantasy player with 31 points, the midfielder found the net against Rennes at the weekend.

Oleksandr Zubkov (€6.1m) – Shakhtar Donetsk
Has an attacking return in each of the last three matchdays, picking up 22 Fantasy points.

Viktor Gyökeres (€7.9m) – Sporting CP
Boasts 33 goals across 31 club appearances this season and has been named Player of the Match three times already in the league phase.

Tijjani Reijnders (€5.8m) – Milan
A smart budget midfield option with three goals to his name in Milan's Champions League campaign to go with five in Serie A.

Yann Sommer (€5.5m) – Inter
No goalkeeper has registered more points across the league phase than Sommer's total of 36, an average of six per game.

Stefan de Vrij (€5.0m) – Inter
Has scored at least seven points in all bar one of his six league phase appearances so far for Simone Inzaghi's side.

David Raya (€5.6m) – Arsenal
Joint-second highest scorer among goalkeepers with 34 points and yet to concede at home in the league phase.

Kai Havertz (€8.0m) – Arsenal
On the scoresheet on Saturday against Aston Villa and has found the net in Arsenal's last two Champions League matches.

Daizen Maeda (€6.7m) – Celtic
Two goals and an assist in his last three appearances and scored ten points on Matchday 5 with a goal and the Player of the Match award in what was Celtic's last home game.

Minjae Kim (€5.1m) – Bayern
Has 39 points, 31 of them coming in the last three matchdays thanks to two double-figure totals.

Willian Pacho (€4.7m) – Paris
The Ecuadorian's 62 ball recoveries is unmatched by any other player, earning the defender 19 Fantasy points in that category alone.

Phil Foden (€9.2m) – Man City
Has three goals, an assist and two Player of the Match awards and comes into Matchday 7 having scored twice in consecutive Premier League games.

Vinícius Júnior (€11.2m) – Real Madrid
Scored 34 points in his last three Champions League appearances thanks to five goals and an assist.

Kylian Mbappé (€10.9m) – Real Madrid
Four goals in his last three games in all competitions and on target in Real Madrid's most recent league phase match away to Atalanta.