Fanteam Fantasy Football: Europa League tips include Arsenal duo
Ahead of the penultimate round of Europa League group games, we have picked our XI on Fanteam Fantasy Football for the late 20:00 GMT kick-offs.
There is a qualifying spot for the winner into the World Championship of Online Fantasy Football (WCOFF) next month. The normal buy-in for the WCOFF is set at €1,050 but you can still get a seat at the table without having to pay the big bucks.
All it takes is an €11 entry fee into tonight's Europa League contest and you could have a chance of winning a slice of the €100,000 prize pool in December's World Championship of Online Fantasy Football.
What is the World Championship of Online Fantasy Football? Running over two gameweeks starting on December 28, Fanteam Fantasy Football users will battle for the monster prize pool.
Your points from round one and round two will be combined to create your total score and there will be live standings so you can check on your progress. As the normal procedure on Fanteam Fantasy Football, you will submit a team for each round, allowing you to pick the strongest possible XI for each gameweek.
Now, here is our XI for tonight's Europa League action, with additional analysis on three tips.
Munir El-Haddadi (Sevilla) - 14.7M
Sevilla have already secured top spot in Group A with their second-string XI and those players will hope to use Thursday's game with Qarabag to force their way into first-team action for league matches. Munir is one of those and is currently the top WhoScored rated player in the Europa League (8.41).
The Barcelona youth product has scored more goals than any other player in the competition (5) and also has one assist to his name. Sevilla are unbeaten in their last eight matches (W6, D2) and ran out 3-0 winners away to Qarabag earlier in the campaign.
Bruno Fernandes (Sporting) - 10.0M
Sporting currently top Group D but defeat to PSV and a victory for LASK away to Rosenberg would leave the Liga NOS outfit on the brink of elimation from the competition. With only two points seperating top and third, Sporting can not afford to take their foot off the gas.
With that, expect Bruno Fernandes to be in the starting XI when they host PSV. The Sporting ace will carry huge confidence into this match after signing a lucrative new contract at the start of the week. Fernandes is the second top rated player in Group D (8.05) and has played a direct hand in four goals in as many appearances (three goals, one assist). Moreover, Fernandes has won the WhoScored Man of the Match award three times in the Europa League this term, no player has managed it more.
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) - 11.5M
There haven't been many positives to Arsenal's campaign, with manager Unai Emery reportedly on the brink of being sacked, but Gabriel Martinelli has at least made a very bright start to life at the club following his summer switch.
The 18-year-old will lead the line for Arsenal against Frankfurt on Thursday, as the Gunners chase a point that will be good enough for them to secure a place in the knockout phase of the competition. Martinelli has remarkably scored seven goals in five starts across all competitions for Arsenal this season, with three of those coming in this competition.
