Best Midfielders to pick

In this article, we will look at the best midfielders for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD5 in the new 2024/25 season?

This article is part of the series: UCL Matchday 5: Tips, Best Picks & Captain

We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.

Budget midfielders (4.5m – 6m)

Gil (4.4m, Girona) – 4/10

• attacking budget enabler, nice form with 3G + 3A in last 6 games for club and country
• one week punt for MD5, then tough fixtures

Ben Seghir (4.4m, Monaco) – 2/10

• youngster, budget enabler with 4G + 3A for Monaco in Ligue 1

Nicolas Kuhn (4.5m, Celtic) – 8/10

• excellent form for Celtic with 5G + 3A in last 5 games
• solid fixtures for Celtic, all their league phase matches are playable
• such a good form, so good fixtures, and such a cheap price – he is almost must have

Morgan Rogers (5m, Aston Villa) – 3/10

• budget enabler
• 3G + 2A for Aston Villa in Premier League

Florentino (5m, Benfica) – 1.5/10

• recovered 26 balls in 3 games – thanks to that he offers stable points output
• he use to be subbed out early in the Portugal League

De Roon (5.5m, Atalanta) – 3/10

• most balls recovered among midfielders – 29 in 4 games (7.25 per game on average)

Kimmich (6.2m, Bayern) – 7/10

• he can slowly rack up points for occasional assists, goals
• solid at balls recovered
• he offers slow but stable points output

Mid-priced midfielders (6.5m – 8m)

Olise (6.7m, Bayern) – 4/10

• a cheap route into Bayern’s attack
• use to be subbed out early

Barcola (7m, PSG) – 5.5/10

• one to keep an eye on, but tough fixtures for PSG
• 10G + 2A in 12 matches for PSG this season

Raphinha (7.6m, Barcelona) – 10/10

• amazing form
• captaincy candidate
• good fixtures

Wirtz (7.5m, Lverkusen) – 10/10

• key man for Leverkusen and in amazing form
• 11G + 11A last season in Bundesliga
• captaincy candidate in MD5
• but then mix of fixtures

Premium midfielders (8.5m – 10m)

Saka (9m, Arsenal) – 9/10

• key man for Arsenal, on penalties
• in solid form
• 20+ goals involvements in both of hist last 2 Premier League seasons

Foden (9.1m, Man. City) – 7/10

• scored in last 3 Champions League games for City, but cannot find his form in Premier League

Salah (10.1m, Liverpool) – 9.5/10

• talisman key man for Liverpool
• on penalties
• in solid form in Premier League

Tips for picking the best midfielders for your UCL Fantasy team

When selecting a defender for your UCL Fantasy team you consider:

• If you pick a premium midfielder, make sure he is also a good captaincy option.
• If you pick cheap midfielders (less than 5.5 million), make sure they are good at balls recovered
• Also, consider midfielders who are talismans for their teams as they could get awarded MOTM 
• Form and fixtures are also important parts of your decision-making process
• Consider probabilities when picking midfielders. Let bookies any time goalscorer odds to help you with that. You can find them here: Champions League Goalscoring Odds.
• Make sure you have all playing midfielders and no non-starters in your team – you can sub off players when they blank for a player who is yet to play
• Think about the structure of your midfield. It could be something like:
  • 10m (premium captaincy option)
  • 7m (talisman)
  • 7m (talisman)
  • 6m (differential with good fixture)
  • 5m (balls recovered hero)