Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 25 November

From expected line-ups to advice on substitutions and captain changes, the scout notes offer a helping hand to managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by PlayStation.

Fantasy decisions

• The Matchday 5 deadline is 18:45 CET on Tuesday – the kick-off times of both Galatasaray vs Union Saint-Gilloise and Ajax vs Benfica.

• Fantasy managers should ensure any players they own who are in action on Tuesday are in their starting line-up rather than on the bench.

• Matchday 5 takes place over two days, meaning there will be two opportunities to select a high-performing captain.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Galatasaray vs Union SG
Ajax vs Benfica

21:00 CET
Napoli vs Qarabağ
Marseille vs Newcastle
Bodø/Glimt vs Juventus
Slavia Praha vs Athletic Club
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
Manchester City vs Leverkusen
Chelsea vs Barcelona

Key Fantasy players

Barış Alper Yılmaz (€5.0m) – Galatasaray
Budget-enabler in midfield who got a goal and assist playing as a striker in the Turkish Süper Lig on Saturday.

Vangelis Pavlidis (€7.1m) – Benfica
Has scored in both Benfica's domestic fixtures since their Matchday 4 defeat at Leverkusen.

Scott McTominay (€7.0m) – Napoli
Midfielder has scored twice in the league phase; an attacking return in his last two games for club and country.

Igor Paixão (€6.3m) – Marseille
Scored in Ligue 1 on Friday and has two double-figure point returns in the Champions League this season.

Harvey Barnes (€6.7m) – Newcastle
Four goal contributions in his last three appearances and three goals in two Premier League outings.

Lukáš Provod (€6.2m) – Slavia Praha
Two assists and a Player of the Match award and three goal contributions in last two club appearances.

Felix Nmecha (€5.8m) – Dortmund
Dortmund's highest points scorer with three goals and also picked up a Player of the Match award.

Joško Gvardiol (€5.5m) – Man City
Has started all four league phase fixtures with 30 ball recoveries in addition to two clean sheets and an assist.

Erling Haaland (€10.7m) – Man City
Has scored in all four of City's league phase fixtures this season, five goals helping him to 31 Fantasy points.

Enzo Fernández (€6.6m) – Chelsea
Four Premier League goals and two assists; on target in Chelsea's last home Champions League game.

Ferran Torres (€7.0m) – Barcelona
Five goals and an assist in his last five starts for Barcelona and Spain.

Robert Lewandowski (€9.4m) – Barcelona
Three goals and five assists in just two games against Chelsea; five goals in last four outings for club and country.