In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD 2 of the new 2024/25 UCL season.
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Matchday 2: Tips, Best Picks & Captain
We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.
Budget forwards (4.5m – 6.5m)
Retegui (5.5m, Atalanta) – 2/10
- budget forward that could be an option for MD2 – MD5 fixture run for Atalanta
- 4G in 5 matches this season, but historically he is not scoring many goals
Santiago Gimenez (6.5m, Feyenoord) – 4/10
- very good price for a forward of his qualities
- he is continuing this season where he ended previous one
- 4G + 2A in last 6 games for Feyenoord
Mid-priced forwards (7m – 8m)
Watkins (7.5m, Aston Villa) – 6.5/10
- should not be overlooked
- key man for Aston Villa, heavily involved in their goals
- 32 goal involvements last season in Premier League, the same as Haaland, only Palmer had more (33)
Thuram (7.5m, Inter) – 4/10
- while Lautaro Martinez is struggling for form, Thuram scored 4 goals in 3 games for Inter this season
- but could be a rotation risk, after Taremi transfer
Gyokeres (7.5m, Sporting) – 8.5/10
- one of most in-form players in Europe currently
- 12G + 5A in his last 9 matches for club and country
- Pedro Goncalves (6.5m, MID) is also in nice form
Havertz (8m, Arsenal) – 7/10
- one of budget forwards to consider
- nice form in Premier League, 2G + 1A in 4 matches
- 20 goal involvements in Premier League last season
Vlahovič (8m, Juventus) – 6/10
- 16G + 4A in last season in Serie A
- Juventus with nice fixtures during whole league phase (apart from Man. City fixture)
- talisman for Juventus
Premium forwards (8.5m – 11m)
Griezmann (9m, Atletico) – 7.5/10
- Atletico with nice fixture run in MD1 – MD3
- key man for Atletico, talisman
Lewandowski (9.5m, Barcelona) – 6.5/10
- should not be overlooked, but hard to fit him in, given limited 3 forward spots and so many good options
- 4G + 1A in La Liga this season
- good MD2 fixture
Kane (10.5m, Bayern) – 9/10
- captaincy candidate in any fixture
Haaland (11m, Man. City) – 10/10
- hard not to pick him
- he can score in any game
- in MD2 and MD3 Man. City has Pot 4 opponents, those are fixtures with hattrick potential
- captaincy option in any matchdays
Vinicius (11m, Real Madrid) – 9.5/10
- the main man for Real Madrid
- he will be involved in goals
Mbappe (11m, Real Madrid) – 10/10
- he will be involved in goals
- Pick on of Mbappe/Vinicius (or both, but you would likely need to sacrifice Haaland then)
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
