In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in semifinals of the new 2024/25 UCL season.
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Semifinals: Tips, Best Pick, Captain and Team Selection
We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.
Budget forwards
Doue (4.8m, PSG) – 4/10
- youngster in excellent form – 5G in last 5 PSG matches
- if you need a budget forward, he is your man, but is not nailed
- Barcola might start instead of him
Thuram (7.6m, Inter) – 5/10
- not many forwards to pick
- Thuram trained with Inter, should be avaiable
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Premium forwards (8.5m – 11m)
Lautaro Martinez (9.4m, Inter) – 7/10
- main man for Inter, although this season its not the same Lautaro Martinez we saw in previous seasons – his goals output is lower
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
