Market Trend #4.1 Champions League Group Stages
Updated: Feb 23
The group stages of the Champions League start on Tuesday 17/10/2019 and it is likely that there will be plenty of players increasing in price because of this.
The Champions League is, in a sense, already factored into many player's prices as many of the best and therefore most expensive players -already play for the best teams (which are in the Champions League).
However, below are some players to consider that are currently under 50p and will be playing in the champions league, but, not in a PB league. Many will be strong short term holds for the Champions League as their dividend potential is limited to champions league games. However, some also have the EURO's to play in too.
Best under 50p players in the Champions League from non-pb leagues
1. Andre Ramalho
Age: 27
Price: £0.26
Team: Red Bull Salzburg
Position: Center Back
Champions League Opponents: Liverpool, Napoli, Genk
Pros:
Likes to get forward despite being a center back - 2 goals in first 6 games this season for Red Bull Salzburg
Previous PB scores have been high, average 107 and last PB score was 192 without a goal, assist or clean sheet in a 3-1 win against Napoli.
IPO price was 23p so can't go too far wrong
Cons:
Is not young
Difficult Champions League Group
No transfer links
2. Artem Dzyuba
Age: 31
Price: £0.29
Team: Zenit St Petersburg
Position: Forward
Champions League Opponents: Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig
Pros:
Very good G&A record - 6 goals, 2 assists in 6 for Russia and 4 goals, 3 assists in 8 for Zenit in the Russian Premier League
Russia International
Will most likely be playing in EURO 2020
Possible transfer links - it has been reported Everton are interested
Cons:
His price has been as low as 8p in the last 6 months
Very volatile price - his price will move often due to the influence of social media too. For example, he was once pumped massively by a trader with 3,172 shares in him - be careful as he is a risky trade! Timing is key
Is relatively old for a Football Index player
3. Mykola Matviyenko
Age: 23
Price: £0.26
Team: Shakhtar Donetsk
Position: Left Back
Champions League Opponents: Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Manchester City
Pros:
Ukraine International
Most likely will play at Euro 2020
IPO price was 23p so can't go too far wrong
Respectable PB score of 169 in the recent international break
Cons:
Weak Champions League team - likely to concede many goals against Manchester City and possibly Atalanta too
4. Daley Blind
Age: 29
Price: £0.35
Team: Ajax
Position: Center Back
Champions League Opponents: Chelsea, Lille, Valencia
Pros:
Netherlands International
Very strong PB scores - 181 and 238 over the recent International Break
Ajax are a strong team
Cons:
Is not young
Has increased in price recently
Additional Options
Daler Kuzyaev - 12p
Theo Bongonda 45p
Mbwana Samatta 48p
Hans Van Aken 48p
Nicolas Tagliafico - 45p
Mathieu Valbuena - 28p
Joakim Maehle - 47p
Bruno Petkovic - 50p *First mentioned at 28p