{"id":236382,"date":"2018-09-20T03:59:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=236382"},"modified":"2018-09-20T03:59:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:59:34","slug":"uefa-competitions-aftermath-a-fantasy-football-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/09\/20\/uefa-competitions-aftermath-a-fantasy-football-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Competitions Aftermath: A Fantasy Football Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the return of the UEFA cup competitions, some new challenges await fantasy football players. Due to fixture congestion, matches following European adventures tend to throw up some surprises with managers looking to freshen up their sides. This article tries to find out the things to look out for before hitting that confirm transfer button.<\/p>\n

UEFA Competitions Aftermath: A Fantasy Football Perspective<\/h1>\n

Teams in Europe<\/h2>\n

Four English teams (Manchester City<\/a>, Manchester United<\/a>, Liverpool<\/a>, and Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>) are involved in the UEFA Champions League this season, whereas Chelsea<\/a> and Arsenal<\/a> will fly the English flag in the Europa League. Unfortunately, the other English team, Burnley<\/a>, were knocked out in the qualification stage of the Europa League earlier.<\/p>\n

Time and Place<\/h2>\n

Tottenham went to Milan on Tuesday and lost 2-1 at Inter, whereas Manchester United won 3-0 at Young Boys on Wednesday. Liverpool and Manchester City were at home with contrasting fortunes. Liverpool got a memorable late win against PSG on Tuesday whereas City were disappointing in a 2-1 loss to Lyon on Wednesday night. On the other hand, Arsenal and Chelsea both have made away trips. Chelsea have traveled to PAOK Salonika in Greece. Similarly, their London rivals Arsenal have also had to make a long journey. They have travelled to Ukraine to face Vorskla Poltava. Both of these matches will take place tonight (Thursday).<\/p>\n

Players Involved<\/h2>\n

Here are the squad details for the matches-<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur:<\/strong> Vorm, Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dembele, Dier, Eriksen, Kane (s\/o 90\u2019), Lamela (s\/o 72\u2019), Son (s\/o 64\u2019).<\/p>\n

Subs: Gazzaniga, Rose (s 90\u2019), Winks (s 72\u2019), Wanyama, Walker-Peters, Llorente, Lucas Moura (s 64\u2019).<\/p>\n

Liverpool:<\/strong> Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson; Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum; Salah (s\/o 85\u2019), Man\u00e9 (s\/o 90\u2019), Sturridge (s\/o 72\u2019).<\/p>\n

Subs: Mignolet, Fabinho (s 90′), Keita, Firmino (s 71′), Moreno, Shaqiri (s 85′), Matip.<\/p>\n

Manchester City:<\/strong> Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph; Fernandinho, Gundogan (s\/o 55′); Bernardo, Silva, Sterling (s\/o 76\u2019), Jesus (s\/o 63\u2019).<\/p>\n

Subs: Muric, Kompany, Aguero (s 63′), Sane (s 55′), Mahrez (s 76\u2019), Otamendi, Foden<\/p>\n

Manchester United:<\/strong> De Gea, Dalot, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred (s\/o 69\u2019), Matic, Pogba (s\/o 75\u2019), Martial, Lukaku, Rashford (s\/o 69\u2019).<\/p>\n

Subs: Romero, Bailly, Sanchez, Mata (s 69′), Andreas Pereira (s 75′), Young, Fellaini (s 69′).<\/p>\n

Chelsea:<\/strong> Arrizabalaga, Caballero, Bulka, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Pedro, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Morata, Ampadu.<\/p>\n

Arsenal:<\/strong> Cech, Leno, Martinez, Iliev, Hector Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Monreal, Mavropanos, Elneny, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil, Torreira, Iwobi, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Welbeck.<\/p>\n

Points to Note<\/h2>\n