Best Midfielders to pick

In this article, we will look at the best midfielders for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD8 in the new 2024/25 season?

This article is part of the series: UCL Matchday 8: Tips, Best Picks & Captain

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

Budget midfielders (4.5m – 6m)

Ben Seghir (4.4m, Monaco) – 1/10

• youngster, budget enabler with 5G + 3A for Monaco in Ligue 1
• but tough fixture in MD8

Nicolas Kuhn (4.8m, Celtic) – 8/10

• back from injury
• 9G + 6A in Scotish League for Celtic this season
• 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 in solid form
• 6G + 4A for Aston Villa in Premier League

Florentino (5m, Benfica) – 1.5/10

• recovered 47 balls in 6 games most among midfielders – thanks to that he offers stable points output – 7.8 balls recovered per game
• he use to be subbed out early in the Portugal League
• tough fixtures, he is worth considering only due to stable balls recovered output

Gittens (5.3m, Dortmund) – 5.5/10

• budget enabler with solid form, one of Dortmund’s key men, 7G + 3A in Bundesliga, 4G in UCL
• but Dortmund’s form is pretty bad lately

Kimmich (6.2m, Bayern) – 6/10

• 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 (6.6m, 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

Yamal (7.4m, Barcelona) – 8.5/10

• in a nice form, with 3G + 4A in last 9 games
• Barcelona is scoring goals for fun this season, you need to have their attacking coverage

Raphinha (7.7m, Barcelona) – 9.5/10

• great form
• captaincy candidate
• good fixtures

Wirtz (7.8m, Leverkusen) – 9.5/10

• key man for Leverkusen and in amazing form
• 11G + 11A last season in Bundesliga
• you definitely want him in MD8

Sané (7.8m, Bayern) – 3/10

• can be a very explosive fantasy asset
• But this year, his form is weaker
• Bayern with nice fixture in MD8
• 4G in last 5 Bundesliga games
• could be rotated

Premium midfielders (8.5m – 10m)

Odegaard (8.9m, Arsenal) – 6/10

• since Saka is injured, Odegaard needs to step up as the key man for Arsenal,
• on penalties
• good fixtures, but form is not there

Foden (9.2m, Man. City) – 6.5/10

• getting slowly into the form
• scored 3 goals in the Champions League games for City
• one to consider mainly for MD8 fixture

Salah (10.1m, Liverpool) – 10/10

• talisman
• key man for Liverpool
• on penalties
• in amazing 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)