And the winners are ...
Friday, September 16, 2011
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We round up all the action in our community and games section – who made our Player Rater Team of the Week? What did fans across Europe predict, and who was the star performer?
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UEFA Champions League matchday one is over and it did not disappoint. Among the 16 games there were great goals, gutsy comebacks, fantastic individual performances and one or two upsets.
But what did it all mean for our competition players? Find out here.
UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football - presented by PlayStation
Defenders were top of the pile in week one, and Ondřej Čelůstka was the top scoring player with 14 points. The Trabzonspor AŞ man kept a clean sheet as well as scoring a surprise winner at San Siro against FC Internazionale Milano. Other high scorers included Chelsea FC's David Luiz, and FC Bayern München's Rafinha; both earning 13 points.
Alex Savchenko of Ukraine, ben bflava of England and João Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal all share the lead in the first table, with an impressive 79 points.
Predictor - presented by MasterCard
The first week of the predictor featured an outstanding performance from thierry33 of Poland, scoring 2,974 points to head the leaderboard. The remainder of the top five positions in the week one table were made up of players from Portugal, Italy, Croatia and Brazil.
Player Rater - presented by Heineken
Player Rater had a familiar face top the week one scoring, with UEFA.com experts awarding FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi an average rating of 9. However, it was a different name at the top of the fans' rater table after matchweek one; with Toni Kroos' fine performance for Bayern against Villarreal CF earning him an average rating of 8.
Photo Gallery - presented by Sony
Some memorable images from matchday one grace the walls of the gallery; Ailton and APOEL FC's emotional reaction to scoring in their landmark victory against FC Zenit St Petersburg; Thiago Silva wheeling away in delight after his late leveller for AC Milan in the Camp Nou; or Luiz of Chelsea taking the acclaim after breaking the deadlock in a tight game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Voting is still open, and there are fantastic prizes to be won. So tell us which one is your favourite, and you will be in with a chance of winning.
Ups and Downs
New to UEFA.com for the 2011/12 season, Ups and Downs gives you the chance to tell us how each clip makes you feel. Did Hulk's free-kick make you feel up, or down? How about GNK Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper Ivan Kelava's stunning double save against Real Madrid CF?
Classics - presented by Ford
Finally, the new Complete the Classics XI game offers an exclusive UEFA Champions League final appearance and the most fun, fiendish and addictive test of your knowledge of the competition's history.
The best of the week's action is now available to view; so tell us what you think and win prizes with UEFA.com and UniCredit.
