UCL Fantasy Player Rankings: Matchday 3

Matchday 2 of UCL had it’s surprise results but as we are on the verge of beginning with the next matchday, we keep getting more surprises in terms of players being ruled out due to illness. First, it was Dynamo Kyiv and then Ajax. So there might be more surprise results in store this week. Here are our UCL Fantasy Player Rankings for the week:

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus	@Ferencvárosi	12M	What could be better for the top goal scorer in UCL history than to announce his return against a team that has conceded the most goals (7) over 2 games?
2	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	Vs Dynamo Kyiv	12.1M	Kyiv will be missing 9 players including some key players in defense due to the virus. This game could be heavily one-sided with Messi making quick work of them.
3	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	@RB Salzburg	12M	Salzburg's attacking mindset is bound to create some chances for Lewandowski. They have conceded 2 goals in each of their games already.
4	Lassina Traore	Ajax	@Midtjylland	5M	Missing so many players for the game is a big concern but this is still one of the easiest games on paper.
5	Duvan Zappata	Atalanta	Vs Liverpool	9.6M
6	Erling Braut Håland	BVB	@Club Brugge	11M
7	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	Vs Inter Milan	10.5M	Benzema is in incredible form right now scoring 3 and assisting 2 in his last 2 games. Still owned by just 4%.
8	Timo Werner	Chelsea	Vs Rennes	10.5M
9	Luis Suarez	Atletico Madrid	@Lokomotiv Moscow	10M
10	Luuk De Jong	Sevilla	Vs Krasnodar	8M

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	Vs Olympiacos	10.5M	Sterling has been the biggest beneficiary of the absence of Aguero and Jesus as they look to make it 3 in 3 wins.
2	Ansu Fati	Barcelona	Vs Dynamo Kyiv	8.2M	Age is just a number for this goal-scoring machine who already has 5 goals this season. That and he is one of the only midfielders worth considering from Barcelona against a weak Dynamo side.
3	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United	@İstanbul Başakşehir	9M	He leads in goals scored, attempts and Istanbul are one of the teams with most attempts conceded.
4	Joao Felix	Atletico Madrid	@Lokomotiv Moscow	9M
5	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	Vs Olympiacos	11.5M
6	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	@Atalanta	11.5M
7	Angel Di Maria	PSG	@RB Leipzig	9M	These teams last met in the UCL semis last season where PSG won 0-3 and Di Maria was involved in all goals.
8	Hakim Ziyech	Chelsea	Vs Rennes	9M
9	Leroy Sane	Bayern Munich	@RB Salzburg	9.5M
10	Jadon Sancho	Borussia Dortmund	@Club Brugge	8M

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich	@RB Salzburg	6.5M	Who doesn't love a OOP defender against a team with a fragile defense in a game where goals are expected?
2	Sergi Roberto	Barcelona	Vs Dynamo Kyiv	5.5M
3	Kyle Walker	Manchester City	Vs Olympiacos	5.5M	City are dominating their group and I don't think anything else can be expected in the next game.
4	Nicolas Tagliafico	Ajax	@Midtjylland	5M
5	Danilo	Juventus	@Ferencvárosi	5M	Ferencvárosi might've scored in both games so far but the Juventus defense is much better than what they have faced.
6	Pepe	Porto	Vs Marseille	5M	Marseille is 1 of 3 teams yet to score.
7	Marcos Acuña	Sevilla	Vs Krasnodar	5M
8	Renan Lodi	Atletico Madrid	@Lokomotiv Moscow	5M
9	Reece James	Chelsea	Vs Rennes	5M
10	Luke Shaw	Manchester United	@İstanbul Başakşehir	5M

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Neto	Barcelona	Vs Dynamo Kyiv	5M	If you kept a cleansheet against Juventus then a injury-hit Dynamo Kyiv shouldn't be a problem right?
2	Wojciech Szczęsny	Juventus	@Ferencvárosi	5.5M
3	Jan Oblak	Atletico Madrid	@Lokomotiv Moscow	6M
4	Ederson	Manchester City	@Marseille	6M
5	Edouard Mendy	Chelsea	Vs Rennes	5M	He is the top scoring goalkeeper over 2 games and looks like the final piece Chelsea were missing in their defense.