FIFA 21: How to complete POTM Lionel Messi SBC – Requirements and solutions

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

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

Tactical Emulation

• Starting players – 11
• FC Barcelona players – Min. 1
• Team Overall Rating – Min. 85
• Team Chemistry – Min. 60
• Reward – Rare Mixed Players Pack

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

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

88-Rated Squad

• Starting players – 11
• Team Overall Rating – Min. 88
• Team Chemistry – Min. 40
• Reward – Prime Gold Players Pack (Untradeable)

89-Rated Squad

• Starting players – 11
• Team Overall Rating – Min. 89
• Team Chemistry – Min. 30
• Reward – Rare Players Pack (Untradeable)

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.