In this article, we will look at the best goalkeepers to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD5 of new season.
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Matchday 5: Tips, Best Picks & Captain
We will explore goalkeepers at each price option: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Budget Goalkeepers to consider (4m – 4.5m)
Majecki (3.9m, Monaco) – 2/10
- the cheapest starting goalkeeper
- should be Monaco’s number 1 GK
- but do not have unrealistic expectations about clean sheets
Israel (4m, Sporting) – 4/10
- 4m starting budget goalkeeper
- started majority games for Sporting this season, even after Kovačevič returned from injury
- After MD5 fixture against Arsenal he has some nice fixtures
Di Gregorio (4.3, Juventus) – 5/10
- could be a good budget goalkeeper during the whole league phase given Juventus’ fixtures
- Juventus conceded the fewest goals of all teams in Seria A this season
Schmeichel (4.5m, Celtic) – 3/10
- Celtic with playable fixtures during the whole League phase, so there could be few clean sheets
Inaki Pena (4.5m, Barcelona) – 5/10
- Ter Stegen is reported to miss a majority of 2024/25 season due to an injury
Mid Priced Goalkeepers to consider (5m)
Kobel (5.0m, Dortmund) – 6/10
- is back from injury, but it still remains to be seen whether he is fit for MD5
- 46 saves in 12 games last season in UCL = 3,8 saves per match
Premium Goalkeepers to consider (5.5m – 6m)
Raya (5.5m, Arsenal) – 7.5/10
- could be an option given how good Arsenal defense is, so there is definitely high clean sheet potential
- However, Arsenal defenders could be better source of points than their goalkeeper
Sommer (5.5m, Inter) – 7/10
- rotates well with Di Gregorio or Majecki
- good at save points
- Inter very well organized defensively in UCL this season
All other 5.5m – 6m goalkeepers from top teams could do well, and could get some points for clean sheets. We are not going to list them all.
Tips for picking the best goalkeepers for your UCL Fantasy team
With goalkeepers, you always want a keeper that has a very high chance of a clean sheet.
But what is crucial, it is to have two playing goalkeepers – one that plays on Tuesday and one that plays on Wednesday.
That way, if your Tuesday’s goalkeeper did not score enough points (we use 4 points as our threshold) you can replace him with a goalkeeper that is yet to play on Wednesday.
This will help you maximize the UCL Fantasy points gained from your goalkeepers. Also, when considering a goalkeeper for your UCL Fantasy team, you always have to take a look at fixtures and asses whether a certain keeper has the potential for a clean sheet. Does he have a tough or easy fixture?
You can use our Champions League Clean Sheets Odds to find teams, who are most likely to keep a clean sheet in the next round of Champions League.
And do not forget to consider goalkeepers who are good at saves or penalty saves. You can find which goalkeepers made the most saves in the previous season in our article: Goalkepeers with the most saves in UCL Fantasy.
Now let’s look at goalkeepers at each price option: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Here is our watchlist. (Go to the top).
