This article is part of our DraftKings Fantasy Soccer series.
MATCHES (EDT)
- 3:00 pm: Ajax vs. Liverpool
- 3:00 pm: Bayern Munich vs. Atlético Madrid
- 3:00 pm: FC Midtjylland vs. Atalanta
- 3:00 pm: Inter Milan vs. Mönchengladbach
- 3:00 pm: Manchester City vs. FC Porto
- 3:00 pm: Olympiacos vs. Marseille
THE CHALK
Andrew Robertson, LIV at AJA ($5,700): Teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold ($6,600) is the most expensive defender on the slate, but Robertson has taken a much bigger role on set pieces this season, and he's crossing more in open play, sending in 52 in five Premier League starts while Alexander-Arnold has only reached 37 in that span (in fairness, that's pretty good too). The difference maker is that Robertson saves us $900, which will surely come in handy on this slate, one in which Liverpool are the second-lowest favorite, though they have the third-highest implied team goal total (this match has the highest match total).
Alejandro Gomez, ATA at MCH ($7,500): Atalanta are the second-biggest favorite on the slate with the second-highest implied goal total, and Gomez is expected to take most, if not all, of their set pieces. With Ruslan Malinovskyi ($7,300) ruled out and Josip Ilicic ($10,400) returning this past weekend from a months-long absence, Gomez should have free reign for what he does best: score fantasy points on DraftKings. He hasn't been crossing the ball nearly as much this season, and he's coming off his worst game, though that still ended up being 8.3 fantasy points in 55 minutes away to Napoli, a match that was preceded
