As UCL counts down to its last two matchdays in the group stage, we look at how players from Atalanta could help you move up ranks as the end of round one in UCL Fantasy edges closer. These are our UCL Fantasy Player Rankings for the week:
Note: Lewandowski, Messi, Goretzka, Coutinho, Neuer, Ter Stegen have been rested by their respective teams after securing a berth in the next round.
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| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Håland | Borussia Dortmund | Vs SS Lazio | 11M | There isn't anyone more deserving of the #1 spot than the current top scorer in the tournament. |
| 2 | Duvan Zapata | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 9.7M | |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | Vs Dynamo Kyiv | 12M | |
| 4 | Alejandro Gómez | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 8.5M | Zapata for the ceiling. Papu for the floor. |
| 5 | Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan | @Borussia | 11M | The duo of Lukaku and Martinez spells trouble for a Borussia team missing key players such as Bensebaini and Elvedi in defense. He also scored a brace in the reverse fixture. |
| 6 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | @Shakhtar Donetsk | 10.5M | |
| 7 | Mergim Berisha | RB Salzburg | @Lokomotiv Moscow | 7.1M | Not many might have heard of this budget forward but he scored in both the games against Bayern and assisted two goals against Atletico. Now he goes up against Lokomotiv who are second in shots conceded only to Krasnodar and he could be a good differential. |
| 8 | Anthony Martial | Manchester United | Vs PSG | 9.5M | |
| 9 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | @Borussia Dortmund | 10.5M | Immobile sunk Dortmund with a goal and assist in the reverse fixture. Who doesn't love a good revenge game? |
| 7 | Neymar | PSG | @Manchester United | 11.5M |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | Vs PSG | 9.5M | The introduction of Van De Beek in midfield allows Bruno more attacking freedom and makes the man with three goals and an assist in the tournament an even more tempting asset. |
| 2 | Mohammed Salah | Liverpool | Vs Ajax | 11.5M | |
| 3 | Josip Iličić | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 8.9M | His four goal haul against Valencia in the UCL last season is always in the back of my head but he is still the best Atalanta midfielder to get in my opinion. |
| 4 | Lars Stindl | Borussia M'gladbach | Vs Inter Milan | 7.9M | |
| 5 | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | Vs SS Lazio | 10M | Sancho's form has been a bit hot and cold so you never know what you are going to get. |
| 6 | Ferran Torres | Manchester City | @Porto | 7.6M | |
| 7 | Angel Di Maria | PSG | @Manchester United | 9M | |
| 8 | Joao Felix | Atletico Madrid | Vs Bayern Munich | 9M | The absence of Neuer and Goretzka along with the long list of already injured players gives me some confidence that he could finally get a much awaited return. |
| 9 | Christian Pulisic | Chelsea | @Sevilla | 9M | |
| 10 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Salzburg | @Lokomotiv Moscow | 7.1M |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristian Romero | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 4.9M | Romero has the highest ball recoveries for any defender and averages 4.3 points per game just for it. He even got an assist and ended up with 12 points in the reverse fixture and is a good bet for every type of points this week. |
| 2 | Angeliño | RB Leipzig | @İstanbul Başakşehir | 5.4M | When RB Leipzig last played against Istanbul, Angeliño scored both goals in a 2-0 victory and was the highest scorer in fantasy for the week. |
| 3 | Robin Gosens | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 5.5M | The Atalanta wingback does not average as many recoveries as teammate Romero but has more attacking potential. |
| 4 | João Cancelo | Manchester City | @Porto | 5.5M | |
| 5 | Danilo | Juventus | Vs Dynamo Kyiv | 5M | |
| 6 | Raphaël Varane | Real Madrid | @Shakhtar Donetsk | 5.5M | Shakhtar have failed to score since their game in MD1 against Real and have the least shots on goal after Olympiacos and Lokomotiv. |
| 7 | José Holebas | Olympiacos | @Marseille | 4.5M | There is a real chance here that Marseille finish the group stages without scoring a single goal. |
| 8 | Sergiño Dest | Barcelona | @Ferencvárosi | 5M | |
| 9 | Mats Hummels | Borussia Dortmund | Vs SS Lazio | 5.1M | |
| 10 | David Alaba | Bayern Munich | @Atletico Madrid | 5.5M | If he plays OOP in midfield as rumored then it increases his bonus point and attacking potential. |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Sportiello | Atalanta | Vs Midtjylland | 4.5M | The away game against Midtjylland is the only time Atalanta have kept a clean sheet and they will hope to do so again at home. |
| 2 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | @Shakhtar Donetsk | 5.9M | |
| 3 | Ederson | Manchester City | @Porto | 6M | |
| 4 | José Sá | Olympiacos | @Marseille | 4.5M | Sá has the most shots saved in the tournament after Neuer (24) with 20 and plays goalless Marseille. |
| 5 | Wojciech Szczęsny | Juventus | Vs Dynamo Kyiv | 5.5M |
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