In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD8 of the new 2024/25 UCL season.
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Matchday 8: Tips, Best Picks & Captain
We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.
Mid-priced forwards (7m – 8m)
Gyokeres (7.9m, Sporting) – 9.5/10
- one of most in-form players in Europe currently
Guirassy (7.8m, Dortmund) – 6.5/10
- one of the main men for Dortmund this season, especially in the Champions League
- 7G + 1A in Bundesliga, 7G + 2A in Champions League
Julian Alvarez (8.3m, Atletico) – 7.5/10
- he is getting into good form in UCL, 5 goals in the last 3 UCL games
- good MD8 fixture
Premium forwards (8.5m – 11m)
Rafael Leao (9m, AC Milan) – 7/10
- magnet for MOTM awards – 3 in last 3 UCL games
- good fixture against Zagreb
Griezmann (9.1m, Atletico) – 6/10
- Atletico with good fixture
- key man for Atletico, talisman
Lewandowski (9.6m, Barcelona) – 8/10
- captaincy candidate in any fixture
- 16G + 2A in La Liga this season
Kane (10.7m, Bayern) – 9.5/10
- your MD8 captain
- key man for Bayern
Haaland (11m, Man. City) – 7/10
- poorer recent form
- but he can score in any game
- currently, we prefer other 3 forwards
Mbappe (11m, Real Madrid) – 9.5/10
- he will be involved in goals
Picking the best forwards to your Fantasy Champions League team
When picking strikers into your UCL Fantasy team, you should consider:
- Historically, forwards are the best captains in Fantasy Champions League
- Make sure you have two great captaincy options among forwards – one for Tuesday and one for Wednesday (unless you plan to captain premium midfielder in one day)
- Pick forwards who are in form and have easy fixture – this will allow you to maximize points potential from your captain
- Consider probabilities when picking forwards. Let bookies any time goalscorer odds to help you with that. You can find them here: Champions League Goalscoring Odds.
- Think about structure. For example, you could go:
- 11m – captain for Tuesday
- 11m – backup captain for Wednesday
- 6m – in-form differential with an easy fixture
