Market Trend #10 Champions League / Europa League later stages
In just over a month, the next round of the Champions League and Europa League will be taking place. The first leg in the Champions League round of 16 takes place on 18/02/20 whilst the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 takes place on 20/02/20.
Often we see players playing in the later stages of the Champions League / Europa League increase in price around a week or two before the later stages. Therefore, in anticipation of this, it may be wise to buy some potentially valuable players playing in the later stages now before this possible market trend starts to become more prevalent next month.
You can find all of the Champions League / Europa League fixtures by filtering the new fixtures dashboard by Champions league / Europa League.
It is important to note that as the next round is a knockout over two legs, some players could drop in price if their team is knocked out of the relevant tournament. To minimize this risk, the potentially valuable players highlighted below all also play in PB leagues and so will still have an opportunity to earn match day dividends if their team is knocked out of the Champions League / Europa League.
Arthur
Price: £1.64
Team: Barcelona
Age: 23
Position: Midfielder (Central)
Country: Brazil
Top 5 PB Scores: 235, 214, 209, 164, 144
Champions League Opponent: Napoli
Pros:
Relatively Young
Plays for a very strong side
High PB scores
Returning from injury before the next round of the Champions League
Cons:
Increased today already
Nordi Mukiele
Price: £1.28
Team: RB Leipzig
Age: 22
Position: Defender (Right Back)
Country: France
Top 5 PB Scores: 269, 212, 209, 186, 179
Champions League Opponent: Tottenham Hotspur
Pros:
High PB scores
Young
Cons:
Competition in RB Leipzig squad for right back position
Rodrigo Bentancur
Price: £1.15
Team: Juventus
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder (Center)
Country: Uruguay
Top 5 PB Scores: 199, 159, 156, 151, 144
Champions League Opponent: Lyon
Pros:
Young
Plays for a very strong side
Performances have improved this season
4 assists in 13 games
Cons:
Yet to hit a high peak PB score
Infrequently scores goals
Red card in his last game
Jonathan Tah
Price: £1.02
Team: Bayer Leverkusen
Age: 23
Position: Defender (Central)
Country: Germany
Top 5 PB Scores: 183, 178, 165, 163, 159
Europa League Opposition: Porto
Pros:
Strong PB base
Yet to score / assist this season meaning lower PB scores than last season so far
Relatively young
Cons:
May not contribute to goals frequently as a center back
Raphael Guerreiro
Price: £0.92
Team: Borussia Dortmund
Age: 26
Position: Midfielder (Left)
Country: Portugal
Top 5 PB Scores: 222, 196, 189, 188, 160
Champions League Opponent: Paris-Saint Germain
Pros:
Scored 2 goals in Borussia Dortmund's friendly yesterday
Capable of hitting high PB scores
EURO 2020 - Portugal International
Opta position change to defender is possible
Cons:
Competition for the left back / left midfield spot at Borussia Dortmund
Amadou Haidara
Price: £0.84
Team: RB Leipzig
Age: 21
Position: Midfielder (Central)
Country: Mali
Top 5 PB Scores: 114, 103, 101, 90, 79
Champions League Opponent: Tottenham Hotspur
Pros:
Played RB Leipzig's last game in attacking / right midfield and performed well
Young
Likely to get more game time than he has so far this season in the future
Cons:
Lack of game time
Low PB scores
Jules Kounde
Price: £0.76
Team: Sevilla
Age: 21
Position: Defender (Center)
Country: France
Top 5 PB Scores: 226, 215, 193, 166, 153
Europa League Opponent: CFR Cluj
Pros:
Young
Very winnable round of 32 game
Strong PB scores in the Europa League for Sevilla without any goals / assists
Has been played at Left back where attacking output is likely to be higher
Cons:
Unlikely to score / assist often from center back
Bryan Cristante
Price: £0.67
Team: Roma
Age: 24
Position: Midfielder (Central)
Country: Italy
Top 5 PB Scores: 182, 148, 116, 113, 94
Europa League Opponent: Gent
Pros:
Returning from injury before the next round of the Europa League
Capable of scoring many goals from midfield - 9 goals in 36 games for Atalanta in the 2017-2018 season
Cons:
Competition for the midfield position at Roma likely to lead to irregular game time