The UEFA Champions League semi finals will be concluded this week!
Manchester City have booked their place in the final after dispatching PSG, whilst it's all to play for at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea and Real Madrid come in at one goal apiece.
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Upgrades will be heading the way of the finalists later this week, and here is everything that you need to know.
Latest News
Manchester City are going to Istanbul!
It's official, Manchester City will be heading to the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in the clubs history!
A Riyad Mahrez brace on Tuesday night helped the Citizens to a 4-1 aggregate victory over Paris Saint Germain, which spells great news for Man City RTTF owners.
Joao Cancelo and Gabriel Jesus will both be recieving an upgrade later this week!
Second Legs Imminent
The second legs of this seasons UEFA Champions League will begin tonight.
Manchester City welcome PSG to the Etihad this evening, looking to back up their 2-1 win in Paris last Wednesday.
Chelsea welcome Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, with nothing to seperate the two after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last week.
The winners upgrades will be applied following the conclusion of both ties.
Semi Finalists Confirmed
And there we have it, our UCL semi-finalists for 2021/21.
Manchester City will take on PSG, whilst Real Madrid will face off against Chelsea.
And, as a result of the IRL results, the following players will pick up an upgrade later this week:
- Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) - 92 OVR
- Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - 90 OVR
- Isco (Real Madrid) - 89 OVR
- Mauro Icardi (PSG) - 89 OVR
- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - 88 OVR
- Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) - 88 OVR
- Julian Draxler (PSG) - 87 OVR
- Mason Mount (Chelsea) - 87 OVR
Be sure to keep your eye on the transfer values of the above players too, as they will undoubtedly fluctuate throughout the week.
We'd advise against buying any of the semi-finalists until early next week, as their prices will drop. Especially if a TOTS announcement comes soon.
Release Date
Unlike in the Round of 16, there will be no upgrades for those who won the opening leg of their quarter final ties.
Instead, those who win the tie will be rewarded with an upgrade in FIFA 21's Ultimate Team in the early hours of Saturday, April 17th.
Semi-Final Bound
As we have already allueded to, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Chelsea and PSG all won their first leg clashes this week.
As a result, the following players are in pole position for an upgrade when the quarter finals conclude:
- Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) - 92 OVR
- Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - 90 OVR
- Isco (Real Madrid) - 89 OVR
- Mauro Icardi (PSG) - 89 OVR
- Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - 88 OVR
- Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) - 88 OVR
- Julian Draxler (PSG) - 87 OVR
- Mason Mount (Chelsea) - 87 OVR
As the saying goes, where there are winners, there must be losers.
Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, FC Porto and Bayern Munich are those sides, though they do have 90 minutes to turn things around.
Owners of the following cards will certainly hope so:
- Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) - 94 OVR
- Gini Wijnaldum (Liverpool) - 89 OVR
- Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) - 89 OVR
- David Alaba (Bayern Munich) - 89 OVR
- Felipe Anderson (FC Porto) - 88 OVR
- Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) - 88 OVR
- Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) - 97 OVR
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