In this article, we will look at the best midfielders for your Fantasy Champions League team in the Semifinals in the new 2024/25 season?
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Semifinals 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)
Joao Neves (5.6m, PSG) – 5/10
- top for balls recovered among remaining midfielders
- he can slowly rack up points for occasional assists, goals
- he offers slow but stable points output
Rice (6.4m, Arsenal) – 5/10
- occasionally involved in Arsenal goals
- MOTM candidate when Arsenal do well
- can get few extra points for balls recovered
Mid-priced midfielders (6.5m – 8m)
Ferran Torres (6.8m, Barcelona) – 8/10
- should start again instead of injured Lewandowski as a striker
Trossard (6.9m, Arsenal) – 5/10
- differential
- solid form for Arsenal
- playing out of position as forward
Kvarstskheila (7.5, PSG) – 8/10
- if you want go heavy into PSG attack,
- your Dembele replacement if he is not fit
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
Dembele (8.5m, PSG) – 8.5/10
- wait for injury news – if he is not fit, sell for Kvartshkeila or Torres
- main man for PSG this season
- playing as a forward, classified as midfielder
Premium midfielders (8.5m – 10m)
Saka (9m, Arsenal) – 7/10
- just back from injury
- key man for Arsenal, their talisman, involved in majority of their goals, on penalties
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