UCL Fantasy is back for the last round of the group stages, and in our player rankings for matchday 6, we look at the top 10 players in each position before we receive another wildcard for the round of 16.
UCL Fantasy Forward Rankings
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €11.9M | Revenge game + an opportunity to send Barcelona to the Europa League? Lewandowski will take that with both hands. |
| 2 | Sébastien Haller | Ajax | vs Sporting CP | €9.2M | Sporting CP were thrashed 1-5 in the reverse fixture with Haller scoring four goals. With key defensive players missing for Sporting again, such as Coates, Feddal, Adan, and Vingare, this game could end up along similar lines. Especially with the extra incentive for Haller to break the UCL record for most goals in the tournament and the record for scoring a goal in each group stage game, which only Ronaldo has done so far. |
| 3 | Paulo Dybala | Juventus | vs Malmö FF | €9.2M | With a possible contract extension looming, Dybala has been playing his best football and has a goal in each of his last two games. A good performance against one of the worst teams in the tournament will push his case for a hefty pay raise even more. |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | vs Young Boys | €11.3M | Need a goal in the Champions League? You can always rely on Ronaldo. |
| 5 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | vs Club Brugge | €10.8M | PSG might not be at their best with two draws in their last two games, but Mbappé has been their most reliable goal-scorer and has three goals and two assists in just three Champions League games against Club Brugge. That being said, the Belgian team will try to play out of their skin and hold PSG to a draw again to secure Europa League qualification. |
| 6 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €9.6M | *Assuming that he starts* No one is more excited about this game than Müller. He has already sent out a warning to Barcelona after Lewandowski was snubbed for the Ballon d'Or, and there is a valid reason why they should be worried about him. Müller is in absolutely unreal form with a goal involvement in each of his last seven Bundesliga games (two goals, nine assists). There is no team he has a better record against in the UCL than Barcelona, with seven goals and two assists in just six games against the Blaugrana. |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | vs Inter Milan | €8.5M | If Benzema misses out, Vinícius Júnior is the next best thing that Real Madrid have in attack and he has 12 goals and seven assists in just 21 games for the club this season. |
| 8 | Duvan Zapata | Atalanta | vs Villareal | €9.8M | |
| 9 | Karim Adeyemi | RB Salzburg | vs Sevilla | €7.7M | Despite a really disappointing run of five games across all competitions where he hasn't scored, Adeyemi at home shouldn't be totally disregarded in a must-win game. |
| 10 | Edin Džeko | Inter Milan | @Real Madrid | €7.9M | Choosing between Džeko and Martínez has always felt like a coin toss, but the latter has ZERO goals and assists in the UCL so far, meaning we have a clear winner. |
UCL Fantasy Midfielder Rankings
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | @AC Milan | €10.8M | Since 21st August, Salah has blanked in just one of his 17 games while scoring 18 goals and assisting seven. So I wouldn't be too worried about how he performs as long as he starts. |
| 2 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | vs Young Boys | €10.8M | Bruno is made for Rangnick's style of play, and it is only time till he gets back to his old levels. The game against Young Boys is a good place to start. |
| 3 | Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | @RB Leipzig | €9.3M | The amount of space that Leipzig wing-backs give up is any wingers dream, and with the team struggling to put even three fit center-backs in the starting XI, it doesn't get any better for the City attackers. |
| 4 | Ángel Di María | PSG | vs Club Brugge | €9M | |
| 5 | Juan Cuadrado | Juventus | vs Malmö FF | €7.9M | Although there are other options like Kulusevski and Bernardeschi, reverse OOP Cuadrado who is listed as a midfielder but playing as a right-back has been their most consistent 'midfielder' in attack. |
| 6 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | vs Manchester City | €8.2M | I did not have much hope from the reverse fixture's hattrick hero until I heard City might rotate and start Aké. |
| 7 | Mario Pašalić | Atalanta | vs Villareal | €7.9M | Guessing whether he starts or not is playing like minesweeper but if he does, he could be a great differential pick with five goals in his last two home games, including a hattrick against Venezia. |
| 8 | Kinglsey Coman | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €8.5M | |
| 9 | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | vs Beşiktaş J.K. | €8.1M | With Haaland possibly being rested in this meaningless game, it would make BVB reliant on Reus to score goals against the second-worst defence in the tournament. |
| 10 | Mason Mount | Chelsea | @Zenit | €7.5M | Mount is in form with a goal+assist in each of his last two games and with rumors that Pulisic might be deployed as a wing-back, Mount is a clear choice when it comes to picking a Chelsea midfielder. |
UCL Fantasy Defender Rankings
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reece James | Chelsea | @Zenit | €5.3M | Chelsea have conceded in each of their last three games, so it might be best to diversify and get just one defender from the team. |
| 2 | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €6.1M | The last time Barcelona faced Bayern Munich, they failed to register even a single shot on target at home. |
| 3 | Nicolás Otamendi | Benfica | vs Dynamo Kyiv | €5M | Otamendi was a monster in the last game against Barcelona with a cleansheet, 16 ball recoveries (five points), and a goal that was ruled out for offside for a well deserved MOTM performance. I would expect a similar performance against a Kyiv team that has scored just once in five games. |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt | Juventus | vs Malmö FF | €5.8M | Potential for a cleansheet+ball recoveries against the worst attack in the tournament. |
| 5 | Daley Blind | Ajax | vs Sporting CP | €5.6M | |
| 6 | Raphael Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | vs Beşiktaş J.K. | €6.1M | On set-pieces including penalties but still a doubt whether he starts or not. |
| 7 | Éder Militão | Real Madrid | vs Inter Milan | €5.6M | A steady source of ball recovery bonus points and has a good floor (incase he doesn't keep a cleansheet). |
| 8 | César Azpilicueta | Chelsea | @Zenit | €5.6M | |
| 9 | Nuno Mendes | PSG | vs Club Brugge | €4.9M | PSG might rotate most of their backline for this game, so I am still skeptical of whether they keep a cleansheet or not. However, they have one of the best cleansheet odds among all teams playing on Tuesday and Mendes is worth a shout as a budget defender. |
| 10 | Kyle Walker | Manchester City | @RB Leipzig | €5.7M |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €6.3M | |
| 2 | Edouard Mendy | Chelsea | @Zenit | €6.3M | |
| 3 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | Benfica | vs Dynamo Kyiv | €5.1M | The best sub €5.5M keeper for this matchday. |
| 4 | Mattia Perin | Juventus | vs Malmö FF | €4.5M | |
| 5 | Ivo Grbić | LOSC Lille | @Wolfsburg | €5M | Lille have only conceded three goals so far, and with a draw enough to secure qualification, they won't mind sitting back and defending against an uninspired Wolfsburg team. |
| Bonus | Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | vs Club Brugge | €6.2M | Possibly the best keeper playing on Tuesday. |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanguy Nianzou | DEF | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €3.9M | As cheap as cheap can get and a solid bonus points magnet. |
| 2 | Divock Origi | FWD | Liverpool | @AC Milan | €6.4M | His late game heroics have finally earned him a spot in the starting XI and it is hard to not score when you have a star-studded cast of Salah and Mané around you. |
| 3 | Jonathan David | FWD | LOSC Lille | @Wolfsburg | €7.8M | Deserves more respect for someone leading the golden boot race in a league consisting of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé. |
| 4 | Antony | FWD | Ajax | vs Sporting CP | €7.8M | |
| 5 | Reinildo Mandava | DEF | LOSC Lille | @Wolfsburg | €5.2M | |
| 6 | Jamal Musiala | MID | Bayern Munich | vs Barcelona | €6.6M | Although he didn't turn out to be the budget hero we thought he would be before the start of the tournament, he has another chance to redeem himself in a game where Bayern won't settle for anything less than three points. |
| 7 | Brahim Díaz | MID | AC Milan | vs Liverpool | €6.2M | Liverpool could rest their first team defenders in this game, giving Díaz the opportunity to shine in a must win game if they are to qualify. |
| 8 | Diego Carlos | DEF | Sevilla | @RB Salzburg | €5.1M | |
| 9 | Cristiano | DEF | Sheriff Tiraspol | @Shakhtar Donetsk | €5M | Cristiano was the MOTM in the reverse fixture with two assists, and a cleansheet. Five matchdays later, Shakhtar are one of three teams that have only scored one goal so far and the club from Moldova will be confident and fancy their chances in this game. |
| 10 | Luis Díaz | FWD | Porto | vs Atlético Madrid | €7.9M | It has largely gone unnoticed, but Atlético Madrid aren't as good defensively as they used to be, and Porto's 12 goal striker will hope to help the team secure three points and a place in the knockouts. |
You can find UCL Fantasy resources for the 21/22 season here.