Who should be my Champions League Fantasy Football captain for Matchday 4?
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Evanilson, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane are among the leading captaincy contenders for the fourth round of UEFA Champions League group games.
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Some leading candidates for the captaincy in the fourth round of UEFA Champions League group games as UEFA.com looks ahead to Matchday 4 on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.
TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER
Evanilson (€6.9m) vs Antwerp (H)
Despite not starting the Matchday 3 win at Antwerp, Evanilson still managed to become the first player to score a hat-trick in this season's group stage. His 16-point return was the highest of the matchday, and will surely see his ownership increase ahead of Matchday 4's return fixture. No side have conceded more goals than Antwerp's 12, so Fantasy managers looking for a differential captain may want to consider Evanilson, who has five goals in his last four games in all competitions.
Erling Haaland (€11.5m) vs Young Boys (H)
By his own high standards, Haaland was going through something of a dry patch in the Champions League having failed to score in five appearances prior to Matchday 3. It was never going to be long before the Norwegian was back among the goals, his double at Young Boys opening his account in this season's European campaign. Haaland followed up with two more goals in the Premier League against Manchester United and should be a popular captaincy choice for City's home game against the Swiss champions.
WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Jude Bellingham (€7.8m) vs Braga (H)
Bellingham is impossible to ignore as a Fantasy captain as he continues to go from strength to strength in a Real Madrid shirt. The Englishman scored for a third consecutive Champions League game at Braga on Matchday 3, and can match his feat of last season by making it four in a row in the return fixture at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Bellingham has 13 goals in 13 games for his new club, including two to secure victory at Barcelona on 28 October.
Harry Kane (€10.0m) vs Galatasaray (H)
Another Englishman who has hit the ground running at a new club, Kane has gone one better than Bellingham with 14 goals to his name for Bayern. He registered his second hat-trick on 28 October, including a sensational goal from his own half, and has been involved in four goals in this season's Champions League. Having scored one goal and set up another at Galatasaray, Kane owners can be optimistic of more returns against the Turkish outfit on Matchday 4, especially as Bayern have scored 22 goals in their last four home games in all competitions.