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Fantasy Focus: Ramos’ big return
Veteran Rayados skipper Sergio Ramos has – at last count – 42 tattoos and little surface area remaining. If a section of virgin skin can be located though he may opt to quickly cover it with a dedication to becoming Monterrey’s first ever goalscorer at the FIFA Club World Cup™.
Hardcore fantasy players could also be dipping into some Ramos-related ink of their own after the defender powered home a firs- half header on his way to a matchday high 11-point haul.
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On a day for the defences, with only seven goals scored across the four fixtures, those that had opted for four or five-man backlines would have seen their ranking soar.
That included impressive returns for a host of Borussia Dortmund defenders that were well owned although two of the three most popular goalkeepers – Inter’s Yann Sommer (28.1% ownership) and River Plate's Franco Armani (18.6%) - scored only two and three points respectively.
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Fluminense FC 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
Star players
GK Fabio (Fluminense, $4.6m) – 10 points
DEF Waldemar Anton (Dortmund, $4.6m) – 9 points
DEF Niklas Sule (Dortmund, $5.2m) – 9 points
Low returns
MID Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund, $8.0m) – 1 point
FWD Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund, $9.0m) – 2 points
MID Jhon Arias (Fluminense, $6.2m) – 3 points
CA River Plate 3-1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Star players
FWD Yusuke Matsuo (Urawa, $5.3m) – 10 points
MID Maximiliano Meza (River, $5.5m) – 9 points
FWD Facundo Colidio (River, $5.8m) – 9 points
Low returns
MID Franco Mastantuono (River, $4.3m) – 2 points
MID Matheus Savio (Urawa, $5.4m) - 2 points
GK Franco Armani (River, $4.0m) - 3 points
Ulsan HD 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns FC
Star players
GK Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi, $5.0m) – 9 points
DEF Grant Kekana (Mamelodi, $4.2m) – 9 points
DEF Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi, $4.3m) – 9 points
Low returns
FWD Erick Farias (Ulsan, $6.0m) – 2 points
GK Jo Hyeonwoo (Ulsan, $5.1m) – 2 points
FWD Arthur Sales (Mamelodi, $6.0m) – 2 points
CF Monterrey 1-1 FC Internazionale Milano
Star players
DEF Sergio Ramos (Monterrey, $5.3m) – 11 points
DEF Carlos Augusto (Inter, $4.9m) – 7 points
FWD Lautaro Martinez (Inter, $9.8m) – 6 points
Low returns
FWD Marcus Thuram (Inter, $8.5m) – 1 point
DEF Federico Dimarco (Inter, $5.8m) – 1 point
GK Yann Sommer (Inter, $5.4m) – 2 points
Next up (Wednesday 18 June)
Manchester City FC v Wydad AC
Real Madrid C.F. v Al Hilal
CF Pachuca v FC Salzburg
Al Ain FC v Juventus FC
Highest owned players in action
FWD Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid, $11.0m) – 57.4%
DEF Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid, $6.4m) – 28.2%
DEF Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, $6.1m) – 27.8%
FWD Erling Haaland (Manchester City, $11.0m) – 24.6%
FWD Omar Marmoush (Manchester City, $8.0m) – 19.9%
Differentials
With Wednesday’s action marking the end of matchday one, there may be little room for squad changes, with many looking ahead to the transfers that can be made before the matchday two deadline – and the use of boosters.
For those with bench players still able to be brought into the XI though there are some value options that should be considered closely.
With Manchester City star midfielder Rodri ($6.2m) healthy again and under the threshold for the scouting bonus at 4.7% ownership, he’s a savvy starting option.
The same applies for City’s Phil Foden ($8.1m) at 4.3% ownership while Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz ($7.3m) has a favourable fixture for the 2.5% of players that invested to consider.
