Lionel Messi’s destination for the 2021-22 football season may not be known at this time, but we do know this: the Argentinian football star is LaLiga’s Player of the Month. The FIFA 21 team confirmed on March 5 that FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won the honor, and a brand new Squad Building Challenge went live as a result. Players will have the chance to get their hands on a whopping 96 OVR card of Messi, but be prepared to pay the price.
How to complete POTM Lionel Messi SBC
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FIFA players will need to complete six different lineups of 11 players. Each part has its own unique set of requirements. The requirements are as follows:
Argentina
- Starting players – 11
- Argentina players – Min. 1
- Team of the Week players – Min. 1
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 84
- Team Chemistry – Min. 70
- Reward – Prime Electrum Players Pack
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Tactical Emulation
- Starting players – 11
- FC Barcelona players – Min. 1
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 85
- Team Chemistry – Min. 60
- Reward – Rare Mixed Players Pack
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La Liga
- Starting players – 11
- LaLiga players – Min. 1
- Team of the Week players – Min. 1
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 85
- Team Chemistry – Min. 55
- Reward – Premium Gold Players Pack
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Top Form
- Starting players – 1
- Team of the Week players – Min. 1
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 86
- Team Chemistry – Min. 45
- Reward – Rare Electrum Players Pack
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88-Rated Squad
- Starting players – 11
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 88
- Team Chemistry – Min. 40
- Reward – Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradeable)
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89-Rated Squad
- Starting players – 11
- Team Overall Rating – Min. 89
- Team Chemistry – Min. 30
- Reward – Rare Players Pack (Untradeable)
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Solutions
We hope you weren’t expecting a cheap SBC. Thanks to a number of difficult requirements, this Squad Building Challenge should cost you around 1,800,000 to 2,000,000 Coins, so be forewarned. If you have the Coins necessary, here are a few solutions that could help you out:
Argentina
- ST: PSG ST Mauro Icardi (85 OVR)
- LM: SL Benfica LM Rafa (83 OVR)
- RM: LA FC RW Carlos Vela (83 OVR)
- LCM: PSG CDM Danilo Pereira (82 OVR)
- RCM: PSG CM Marco Verratti (86 OVR)
- CDM: PSG CDM Idrissa Gueye (84 OVR)
- LB: SL Benfica LB Grimaldo (84 OVR)
- LCB: SL Benfica CB Jan Vertonghen (83 OVR)
- RCB: TOTW Kawasaki-F RW Akhiro Iengea (82 OVR)
- RB: FC Porto RM Jesus Corona (84 OVR)
- GK: VfL Wolfsburg GK Koen Casteels (83 OVR)
Tactical Emulation
- ST: Inter Miami CF ST Gonzalo Higuain (83 OVR)
- LW: Dortmund LW Thorgan Hazard (83 OVR)
- RW: PSG RW Angel di Maria (87 OVR)
- LCM: Dortmund CDM Axel Witsel (84 OVR)
- MCM: Bayern Munich CAM Thomas Muller (86 OVR)
- RCM: Al Shabab CM Ever Banega (83 OVR)
- LB: Dortmund LM Guerreiro (84 OVR)
- LCB: Dortmund GK Roman Burki (84 OVR)
- RCB: RB Leipzig GK Peter Gulacsi (85 OVR)
- RB: FC Barcelona CAM Coutinho (83 OVR)
- GK: M’gladbach GK Jan Sommer (86 OVR)
La Liga
- LST: Atalanta CF Josip Ilicic (84 OVR)
- RST: Inter Miami CF ST Gonzalo Higuain (83 OVR)
- LW: TOTW Atalanta LM Robin Gosens (84 OVR)
- RW: PSG RW Angel di Maria (87 OVR)
- LCM: Bayern Munich CAM Thomas Muller (86 OVR)
- RCM: Al Shabab CM Ever Banega (83 OVR)
- LB: Frankfurt LM Filip Kostic (83 OVR)
- LCB: Dortmund GK Roman Burki (84 OVR)
- RCB: RB Leipzig GK Peter Gulacsi (85 OVR)
- RB: Sevilla FC Marcos Acuna (83 OVR)
- GK: M’gladbach GK Jan Sommer (86 OVR)
Top Form
- ST: Real Madrid CF Karim Benzema (89 OVR)
- LM: TOTW Atalanta LM Robin Gosens (84 OVR)
- RM: FC Porto RM Jesus Corona (84 OVR)
- LCAM: Real Betis CAM Nabil Fekir (83 OVR)
- RCAM: Arsenal CM Thomas Partey (84 OVR)
- CM: M’gladbach GK Jan Sommer (86 OVR)
- LB: Atalanta CF Josip Ilicic (84 OVR)
- LCB: Dortmund GK Roman Burki (84 OVR)
- RCB: Dortmund LB Guerreiro (84 OVR)
- RB: SL Benfica RM Pizzi (84 OVR)
- GK: Liverpool GK Alisson (90 OVR)
88-Rated Squad
- LST: Levante UD GK Aitor Fernandez (83 OVR)
- RST: Leverkusen GK Lucas Hradecky (83 OVR)
- LM: Sevilla FC LB Marcos Acuna (83 OVR)
- RM: VfL Wolfsburg GK Koen Casteels (83 OVR)
- LCDM: Bayern Munich GK Manuel Neuer (89 OVR)
- RCDM: Leverkusen CDM Charles Aranguiz (83 OVR)
- LB: Liverpool GK Alisson (90 OVR)
- LCB: Real Madrid CDM Casemiro (89 OVR)
- RCB: Real Madrid CB Sergio Ramos (89 OVR)
- RB: FC Barcelona Marc-Andre ter Stegen (90 OVR)
- GK: Real Madrid GK Thibaut Courtois (89 OVR)
89-Rated Squad
- LST: VfL Wolfsburg GK Koen Casteels (83 OVR)
- RST: Bayern Munich ST Robert Lewandowski (91 OVR)
- LM: Manchester City CAM Kevin de Bruyne (91 OVR)
- RM: Bayern Munich LM Douglas Costa (84 OVR)
- LCM: RB Leipzig CM Marcel Sabitzer (83 OVR)
- RCM: Leverkusen CDM Charles Aranguiz (83 OVR)
- LB: Liverpool GK Alisson (90 OVR)
- LCB: Real Madrid CDM Casemiro (89 OVR)
- RCB: Real Madrid CB Sergio Ramos (89 OVR)
- RB: Real Madrid GK Thibaut Courtois (89 OVR)
- GK: FC Barcelona GK Marc-Andre ter Stegen (90 OVR)
Card information via FUTBIN. This challenge is slated to expire on April 5.