The UEFA Champions League is in full swing now and with matchday three fast approaching, it's time to look at the top Fantasy captain options. Here are some convincing candidates for the armband. TUESDAYEdin Džeko (€10.0m) vs CSKA Moskva (H)After a slow start to the season, Roma have hit their stride now with four straight wins in all competitions, coinciding with a purple patch for their talismanic striker. The Bosnian has scored six times in his last four appearances for club and country – including the hat-trick against Plzeň on matchday two.Cristiano Ronaldo (€12.0m) vs Manchester United (A)Ronaldo got... UEFA.com - News
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Paris, City, Dortmund cruise but Madrid suffer
Paris make it ten wins from ten in Ligue 1 but Juventus held for first time this season. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea stay unbeaten in the Premier League. Real Madrid lose three consecutive games for the first time since May 2009. Messi scores for Barcelona but is then ruled out for three weeks with arm injury. Bayern and Dortmund impress with comfortable away successes. ADJUST YOUR #UCLFANTASY TEAM NOW How the groups stand Group AUEFA.com - News
Lyon turn corner as Shakhtar march on
Maycon scores 88th-minute winner for ten-man Shakhtar Adrián strikes four times in Porto stroll Chalov scores eighth goal in as many league games for CSKA Lyon win for first time in four matches 22 #UCL teams in action on Saturday ADJUST YOUR #UCLFANTASY TEAM NOW How the groups stand Group AStuttgart v Borussia Dortmund (Saturday)Villarreal v Atlético Madrid (Saturda... UEFA.com - News
U21 EURO qualifiers, play-off contenders confirmed
Nine teams won their qualifying groups to join hosts Italy in next June's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, while Austria, Greece, Poland and Portugal go into next month's play-offs for the remaining berths.QUALIFIED: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy (hosts), Romania, Serbia, Spain PLAY-OFFS: Greece v Austria, Poland v PortugalQUALIFYING STANDINGSGROUP 1Croatia sealed top spot on Monday, a 4-0 win at San Marino meaning they edged out second-placed Greece on head-to-head record. Greece advance to November's play-o... UEFA.com - News
Lyon, Wolfsburg, Barcelona ahead, Slavia surprise
Holders Lyon, former winners Wolfsburg, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern München and Barcelona all secured UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 first-leg wins on Wednesday while Slavia Praha pulled off a surprise in Thursday's fixture.First legs:Wednesday 17 OctoberLSK Kvinner 1-1 BrøndbyFC Zürich 0-2 Bayern MünchenWolfsburg 4-0 Atlético MadridAjax 0-4 LyonBarcelona 5-0 Glasgow CityLinköping 0-2 Paris Saint-GermainChelsea 1-0 FiorentinaThursday 18 OctoberRosengård 2-3 Slavia Praha*Second legs 31 October except *1 November
Europa League matchday three: what to get excited about!
Continental heavyweights Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan are among ten teams who have maximum points going into matchday two, but Zürich, Dinamo Zagreb and Krasnodar are matching them so far in the UEFA Europa League. Join us as the 48 teams continue their quest for the heaviest of the UEFA club competition trophies on matchday three.
Nations League: promoted, relegated, final four
The UEFA Nations League involves promotion and relegation as well as the chance to reach the UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs and, from League A, June's knockout finals. Here we keep track of the situation for all 55 hopefuls, with updates to follow after every batch of fixtures. Don't forget to remind yourself how it all works, should you need to.NATIONS LEAGUE STANDINGS Promoted: Georgia (D→C), Ukraine (B→A)Relegated: Iceland (A→B), Poland (A→B)Team-by-team state of playAlbania: C1 – position to be confirmed