It’s Fantasy Footballing Time!

The Champions League returns on Tuesday, which means two things. First, we get the treat of seeing the Serie A Champions, pitted against the La Liga Champions (in week one!) Second, you get to pit your wits against each other (and us) as I launch The Champions League Offside Fantasy Football League.

UEFA.com is where its at, so click here to enter your team, and then the full details about how to join The Offside league is right after the jump.

But who is going to make your team? I’ve just had a nose around to pick my side (the wittily titled You Arshavin’t a Hope edged out Debbie Does Gallas as my team name this year. Why do Arsenal players lend themselves to such things so well?) and its going to be hard this year. Not only is there an incredible array of talent to chose from, but you have some tough choices in there as well.

I initially picked my XI without either the massively expensive Leo Messi, or the massively expensive Ronaldo, but after noticing the latter is down as a midfielder (and so will score mega points for his goals) reshaped my team (ie scrimped in defence) to cram him in.

There are bargins to be had (Gigi Buffon will surely be popular) but who is going to score the points? Can Ronaldo justify his (real life, and fantasy football) pricetag? Is Messi going to dominate? Will Ibrahimovic do it at Barca? God knows, thats the fun.

The code to join our league is 56727-12437 – I believe you enter it after you pick your team to join the league. I’m going to try and regularly update the goings on of the Fantasy game over at the Champions League Offside, so come and join in the fun, and let us know in the comments who you’ve picked.

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