This weekend, over on our Twitter and Instagram channels we’ll be asking for your help in deciding the winner of our first Fantasy 5-a-side Challenge.
The Premise: We’ve taken the 8 most popular teams in the app, according to your favourites and put them in to a seeded draw – eg. Real Madrid seeded top through to Arsenal in 8th.
We then drew up Fantasy 5-a-side teams from each squad, using the FotMob Player Ratings from the 2019/20 season to pick the highest ranked players in each position – the top striker, two midfielders, one defender and a keeper.
Now we’ll pit them together and let you decide who’d win!
The Draw: Using their worldwide popularity in the app to seed the sides, here are the ‘games’ we’d like you to call in today’s Quarter-Finals.
Real Madrid ? Arsenal
This may not be a vintage year for the Gunners, but under the leadership of Mikel Arteta and honed down to their 4 best performers plus regular keeper – would they stand any chance on the small pitch against a Real Madrid side packed full of world class talent?
Cast your vote via the tweet below.
Bayern München ? Liverpool
The battle between the 4th and 5th seeds should be a belter! Some of the most in-form players in the world are included here representing clubs who were leading their respective leagues at the time of football’s suspension.
Some poetic licence had seen us slot Mohammed Salah in to a midfield role for Liverpool, we just couldn’t leave him out whilst Bayern are obviously led by the formidable Robert Lewandowski. He averages over a goal a game in real football, let alone make believe 5-a-side!
Who would you have winning this one?
Barcelona ? Manchester City
On the other half of our imaginary bracket, 2nd seeds Barcelona go up against one of their own in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Can the man who’s won a total of 9 Spanish league titles and 3 Champions Leagues with his boyhood club do anything against their current incarnation?
We think on paper, the City line-up might actually be stronger but then they don’t have Messi. We usually ban him from our made up competitions but for this one, he’s in!
Vote for your winner below.
Manchester United ? Chelsea
An all-Premier League grudge match the close the round, and one that regular provides some of the most keenly fought games of the season in real life.
3 points separate Manchester United and Chelsea back in reality, but what will be the difference here? Both sides boast Spanish goalkeepers, great full-backs taking the defensive spot, a mix of flair and stability in the middle and exciting young English strikers up top.
Tough one to call.
Keep your eyes on our Twitter and Instagram for the results as we continue with the competition across the weekend!