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Fantasy UEFA Champions League 2017/18 – 5 under-priced/under-selected gems

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1.       Dries Mertens -  €10.0 - TSB 0% Last season, Mertens racked up an astonishing 28 goals and 9 assists in only 28 league starts for Napoli in the Serie A. In these matches, he average over 4 shots per game, which demonstrates how he managed to find the back of the net so much. He also netted 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 6 Champions League (UCL) starts last season. He has carried this form into the new season, picking up 2 goals in 2 starts in the Serie A so far, as well as bagging a crucial goal in the UCL play-offs against Nice. It is worth noting that Mertens may also be Napoli’s go to penalty taker having scored 2 last season, and is also an astute free-kick taker. A central figure in the Napoli side, Mertens is a player who knows how to find the back of the net regularly, as well as assist his teammates.   2.       Luis Muriel -  €7.0 - TSB 1% The Colombian flyer quietly went about his business for Sampdoria last season, registering 11 goals and 5 goals

NRL FINALS PREDICTIONS - THE TOP 8

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1.    MELBOUNRE STORM (44 points) Notable Statistics: ·         Season record of 20 wins and 4 losses ·         Most potent attack (633 points scored), including most tries scored (112) ·         Best defence (336 points conceded) ·         Average 39 sets per game ·         Top player for tries scored (Suliasi Vunivalu – 23) and line-break assists (Cameron Munster - 1.1 per game) ·         Rank 1 st for ball movement and team cohesion with 98 line-break assists Ø   WFC FINALS PREDICTION – Champions 2.    SYDNEY ROOSTERS (38 points) Notable Statistics: ·         Season record of 17 wins and 7 losses ·         Top tackling team in the NRL (8053 total for 335 per game) ·         Worst error rate in the league (12.6 per game) ·         Equal second best kicking game over the course of the season ·         Luke Keary (20) and Mitchell Pearce (18) inside top 5 for season line-break assists Ø   WFC FINALS PREDICTION – Semis-final loss 3.    B

How the premium players have fared in FPL so far, and what to do with them going forward

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Alexandre Lacazette – £10.4 – TSB 13.9% INFORMATION - Made an instant impact, registering 1 goal in GW1, as well as taking 3 shots and creating 3 chances. - Since then, he has been almost invisible, registering 0 shots in GW2, before getting benched in GW3. - However, a return to the starting line-up in GW4 is likely. - Extremely favourable fixtures, and a proven goal scorer who is capable of finding dominating the Premier League, as highlighted by his GW1 performance. VERDICT - Buy. Despite Arsenal’s poor form and being benched in GW3, Lacazette is too lethal a striker not to be on the score sheet numerous times in the coming GWs. Mesut Özil – £9.5 – TSB 2.3% INFORMATION - Has been heavily criticised for his work rate in the opening 3 GWs. - Despite this though, he is currently the league’s most prolific shot assister (1 every 22.5 mins), and has also fired off an acceptable amount of shots (1 every 38.6 mins). - Has extremely favourab