The new FIFA 18 TOTW lineup has been confirmed today by EA Sports, who will be launching their new players into packs soon.
Kick-off has been set for 6pm UK time, meaning fans will be able to find the new lineup in packs and as a challenge, in less than an hour.
FIFA Ultimate Team gamers have had their eyes peeled for the latest release of in-form and upgraded cards after the weekend’s fixtures.
FIFA 18 TOTW predictions had pegged that players from both Arsenal and Manchester City would be featured.
There was also talk of Paris Saint-Germain getting multiple representatives in the FUT Team of the Week after battering Nice.
Elsewhere there were impressive victories for Borussia Monchengladbach, Sevilla and Napoli.
Now the full TOTW 7 lineup has been released, confirming that some of those prediction have come true.
FIFA 18 TOTW 7 Starting XI:
- GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – FC Barcelona – 86
- LWB : Sead Kolašinac – Arsenal – 83
- LB : Fernando Marçal – Olympique Lyonnais – 82
- LWB : Ashley Young – Manchester United – 81
- CM: Lucas Torreira – Sampdoria – 81
- CDM: Fernandinho – Manchester City – 84
- RM: Pablo Sarabia – FC Seville – 83
- ST: Gonzalo Higuain – Juventus – 91
- ST: Edinson Cavani – Paris Saint Germain – 88
- ST: Dries Mertens – Naples – 88
- RW: Hirving Lozano – PSV Eindhoven – 82
Substitutes
- GK: Steve Mandanda – Olympique de Marseille – 84
- CB: Rafael Tolói – Atalanta Bergame – 82
- RWB: Pablo Maffeo – Gerone – 78
- LM: Vincenzo Grifo – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 82
- CF: Kenny Miller – Glasgow Rangers – 79
- ST: Jefferson Farfán – Lokomotiv Moscou – 82
- ST: Moussa Dembele – Celtic – 81
Reserves
- RWB: Brecht Capon – KV Oostende – 78
- CAM: Kieran Dowell – Nottingham Forest – 76
- ST: Ihlas Bebou – Hannover 96 – 78
- ST: Manuel Schäffler – SV Wehen-Wiesbaden – 76
- ST: Simone Rapp – FC Thun – 75
A new FIFA 18 update was recently released on PS4 and Xbox One, making some big changes to the game.
The new FIFA 18 patch is the third major console patch and includes nerfs for both ground passes and ground through balls.
Here’s the official breakdown from EA Sports on how this will affect the effectiveness of both pass-styles:
- Made ground passes and ground through passes less effective when blindly passing the ball between 90 and 270 degrees, where 0 degrees is the direction the player is facing.
- The most significant impact will be seen when the pass angle is between 140 and 220 degrees.
- The impact scales when the pass angle is between 90 (least impact) and 139 degrees and between 221 and 270 (least impact) degrees.
- The passes impacted by this change will see:
- Reduced ball speed.
- Reduced accuracy.
- Disabled user controlled reactions, when locked to a player, when the goalkeeper is holding the ball.