In this article, we will look at the best midfielders for your Fantasy Champions League team in Quarterfinals in the new 2024/25 season?
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Quarterfinals 2nd Leg: Tips, Best Pick, Captain and Team Selection
We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.
Budget midfielders (4.5m – 6m)
Morgan Rogers (5.1m, Aston Villa) – 5/10
- budget enabler in solid form
- 8G + 7A for Aston Villa in Premier League
- seems to be one of key men for Aston Villa this season
Kimmich (6.3m, Bayern) – 4/10
- he can slowly rack up points for occasional assists, goals, balls recovered
- he offers slow but stable points output
Mid-priced midfielders (6.5m – 8m)
Olise (6.8m, Bayern) – 4/10
- a cheap route into Bayern’s attack
- use to be subbed out early and slight rotation risk, but can be very explosive fantasy asset when plays
- had many chances to score in the 1st leg
Asensio (6.7m, Aston Villa) – 1.5/10
- very explosive fantasy asset
- when he plays, he is delivering points this season
- but his minutes are managed, and he might not start in QF, so you would have to rely on points from the bench (but he is delivering of the bench this season)
Merino (6.9m, Arsenal) – 5/10
- differential
- solid form for Arsenal
- playing out of position as forward
- but not really a proven fantasy asset
Kvarstskheila (7.5, PSG) – 7/10
- if you want go heavy into PSG attack, pick him next to Dembele
Vitinha (7.3m, PSG) – 6/10
- slow and steady output due to balls recovered
- MOTM candidate when he does well
Yamal (7.3m, Barcelona) – 8.5/10
- Barcelona is scoring goals for fun this season, you need to have their attacking coverage
Raphinha (7.7m, Barcelona) – 10/10
- great form
- captaincy candidate
- good fixtures
- best player in the game
Sané (7.8m, Bayern) – 3/10
- can be a very explosive fantasy asset
- not in bad form with 3G + 1A in last 5 games for Bayern
- could be subbed out early
Dembele (8.5m, PSG) – 9.5/10
- main man for PSG this season
- playing as a forward, classified as midfielder
Premium midfielders (8.5m – 10m)
Saka (9m, Arsenal) – 8/10
- just back from injury
- key man for Arsenal, their talisman, involved in majority of their goals, on penalties
Bellingham (9.1m, Real Madrid) – 3/10
- je is not as explosive and essential as last season, but he is still getting involvements in goals
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)
Musiala is a better choice than Sane