In this article, we will look at the best forwards to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD 12 – Semifinals 2nd Leg of the new 2023/24 UCL season.
This article is part of the series: Fantasy Champions League Matchday 12: Tips, Best Picks & Captain
We looked at each price option: budget enablers, mid-priced and premium options.
Budget forwards to pick in Semifinals 2nd Leg (4.5m – 7.5m)
Fullkrug (7.5m, Dortmund) – 4/10
- His superb form trailed off, but still 12G + 8A in Bundesliga this season
Mid-priced forwards (8m – 9.5m)
Dembele (8.2m, PSG) – 6/10
- he is picking some good form for PSG lately
- 4G + 3A in last 12 games for PSG in Ligue 1 and Champions League
- But if Mbappe is in your team as well, your attack would be too reliant on PSG scoring goals in semifinals
- a differential with only 5 % of managers owning him
Rodrygo (9.2m, Real Madrid) – 6.5/10
- should not be overlook
- 4G in his last 6games for Real
- however, we prefer Vinicius over him in our UCL Fantasy team
Premium forwards (10m – 11.5m)
Kane (10.2m, Bayern) – 9/10
- His form is a bit weaker than at the start of the season
- on penalties
- 35G + 8A in Bundesliga for Bayern this season
- captaincy candidate in almost any matchday
Vinicius (11.1m, Real Madrid) – 8.5/10
- main man for Real Madrid
- got into very good form since he returned from the injury
Mbappe (11.5m, PSG) – 9.5/10
- He is getting back to form
- when he plays, he delivers points
- fixtures do not really matter
- When he scores, he is likely to get awarded MOTM, which is an extra 3 fantasy points
As it stands, our preferred forward trio for semifinals is Kane + Vinicius + Mbappe
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
