Who should be my Champions League Fantasy Football captain for Matchday 2?
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski are among the leading captaincy contenders for the second round of UEFA Champions League group games.
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With UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 over and Matchday 2 fast approaching, UEFA.com pick outs some captaincy choices for managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER
Harry Kane (€10m) vs Copenhagen (A)
Kane has settled in quickly at Bayern München, the former Tottenham striker having already scored eight times for his new club. His most recent outing brought a hat-trick and two assists in a 7-0 Bundesliga victory against Bochum, suggesting another significant Fantasy points haul could follow on Matchday 2. Kane scored one goal and assisted another against Manchester United on Matchday 1 and looks in the mood to add to that at Copenhagen.
Bruno Fernandes (€9.5m) vs Galatasaray (H)
Despite Manchester United's Matchday 1 defeat at Bayern, Fernandes still came through for his owners with his assist and five ball recoveries giving him a total of six Fantasy points. He made seven assists the last time he featured in the Champions League in 2021/22 and already has two goals and an assist in this season's Premier League. The Portuguese international is also on penalty duty and has four goals for club and country this season as he prepares to face Galatasaray, who have lost seven of their ten games in England.
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER
Erling Haaland (€11.5m) vs Leipzig (A)
The last meeting between Manchester City and Leipzig will be fresh in the minds of those who played Fantasy last season, the Premier League side's 7-0 victory including a sensational five goals for Haaland. That display produced 25 Fantasy points – the highest ever achieved in a single matchday – and anything even remotely close to that would make him a standout captain when the two sides lock horns again on Matchday 2. The Norwegian has actually failed to score in his last four Champions League games, his longest ever scoreless streak in the competition, but has eight Premier League goals already in 2023/24.
Robert Lewandowski (€10.5m) vs Porto (A)
Lewandowski has long been one of the most reliable strikers for Fantasy managers, and that proved to be the case once more on Matchday 1 when the Pole scored his 92nd Champions League goal. The 35-year-old has already found the net eight times for club and country this season, and is closing in on becoming just the third player to reach 100 goals in the competition. Barcelona's Matchday 2 opponents Porto have conceded in seven of their last eight games in all competitions – a promising statistic for Lewandowski owners.