With the quarter-finals approaching in UEFA Women’s Champions League Fantasy Football, players from the teams that finished in the top four of the league phase table join the winners of the knockout phase play-offs to compete for the competition’s four semi-final spots.
This means players from Barcelona, OL Lyonnes, Chelsea and Bayern are back in action and Fantasy managers have unlimited free transfers to update their squads ahead of the first legs.
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Which players are in form?
Arsenal’s Chloe Kelly (€9.0m) and Bayern’s Pernille Harder (€6.9m) were both on target twice in their domestic leagues over the weekend, with Kelly also delivering an assist.
Two Barcelona players also managed doubles on Saturday, with Clàudia Pina (€8.5m) and Francisca Nazareth (€8.8m) both finding the net twice in Barcelona’s 7-1 victory over Athletic Club.
Barcelona were the top scorers in the league phase, but their quarter-final opponents Real Madrid have kept clean sheets in their last five games, with goalkeeper Misa Rodríguez (€3.8m) standing firm in each match.
Wolfsburg’s Lineth Beerensteyn (€7.4m) and Manchester United’s Melvine Malard (€6.8m) are among other striking options who scored at the weekend.
Which Fantasy high scorers are back in action?
Manchester United’s Phallon Tullis-Joyce (€5.5m) is the leading Fantasy goalkeeper on 34 points, while her team-mate Maya Le Tissier (€5.8m) has collected more points than any other defender with 54.
Fantasy’s best-performing midfielder Klara Bühl (€8.7m) is set to miss the quarter-finals due to injury, but we can expect to see Caroline Weir (€5.7m) attempt to add to her 49 points in midfield for Real Madrid.
Alessia Russo (€10.6m) is both the top Fantasy points scorer in all positions on 57 points and the competition’s highest goalscorer; the English striker also has a history of delivering goals in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, having scored twice against Real Madrid at the same stage last season.
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Quarter-final deadlines
Fantasy managers get unlimited free transfers ahead of the quarter-final first legs, three before the second legs and five to make for the semi-finals.
The deadline for making transfers for the first legs is 18:45 CET on Tuesday 24 March. After the first day of fixtures, Fantasy managers can replace players who didn’t score as highly as hoped with substitutes and switch captains until the teams lock again at 18:45 CET on Wednesday 25 March.
Look at our predicted line-ups and latest injury news to see whether members of your squad are in line to start, and recap on all the Fantasy rules here.
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