Champions League Fantasy Football: Popular Picks and Potential Differentials

As attention turns to UEFA Champions League Matchday 5, UEFA.com picks out a mix of popular assets and lesser-owned players who could make significant contributions on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

GOALKEEPERS

Popular Pick

Yann Sommer (€4.5m) vs Benfica (A)
Inter have conceded the fewest goals in Serie A this season and the Fantasy popularity of their goalkeeper Sommer is no surprise considering his cheap price tag. Sommer recorded his second clean sheet of the group stage on Matchday 4 with five saves in a crucial 1-0 win at Salzburg, his second sevent-point score. Having already shut out Benfica once in the group stage, Inter and Sommer will be looking to do the same again in Portugal.
Owned by 28%

Potential Differential

Ivan Provedel (€5.0m) vs Celtic (H)
After making Matchday 1 headlines by becoming only the fourth goalkeeper to score in the Champions League, Provedel demonstrated his skills at the other end on Matchday 4, keeping free-scoring Feyenoord at bay in Lazio's crucial 1-0 win. Those seven Fantasy points gave Provedel an overall total of 20 after four rounds of group games, matching the score of Sommer, but the Lazio goalkeeper is owned by substantially fewer Fantasy managers ahead of Matchday 5's meeting with Celtic.
Owned by 2%

DEFENDERS

Popular Pick

Alphonso Davies (€6.0m) vs Copenhagen (H)
Despite having not scored more than three Fantasy points on any matchday, Fantasy bosses are keeping faith in Davies, who remains the joint-second highest owned defender leading into Matchday 5. The attacking full-back has started each of Bayern's four Group A fixtures so far, winning all four despite failing to keep a clean sheet, while his offensive freedom down the left-hand side offers multiple avenues in which he can gain Fantasy points should he feature again against Copenhagen.
Owned by 24%

Potential Differential

Mats Hummels (€5.0m) vs Milan (A)
Dortmund have not conceded a goal in the Champions League since Matchday 1 with Hummels a key figure in those three successive clean sheets. The experienced centre-back has 24 Fantasy points across the last three matchdays, including two scores of nine points. The top-scoring defender on Fantasy, Hummels has also made 36 ball recoveries, a total bettered by just one other player in all positions ahead of a trip to AC Milan
Owned by 2%

MIDFIELDERS

Popular Pick

Bukayo Saka (€9.6m) vs Lens (H)
Interest in Saka is easy to explain ahead of Arsenal's Matchday 5 showdown against Lens given his performances so far. Each of the Gunners' two home Group B fixtures has featured a Saka goal and an assist and the England international was named Player of the Match against Sevilla last time out. One of just three midfielders to have scored 30 or more points in 2023/24, Saka's rapidly-growing ownership will be hoping for a third double-figure return this season.
Owned by 23%

Potential Differential

Calvin Stengs (€6.2m) vs Atlético de Madrid (H)
Stengs has been superb at home in the Champion League, with a brilliant free-kick and Player of Match award giving him 12 Fantasy points in Feyenoord's Matchday 1 win against Celtic, the 24-year-old adding an assist on Matchday 3 as Arne Slot's men defeated Lazio 3-1. A hat-trick for Netherlands on international duty only increases Stengs' appeal for Feyenoord's crucial meeting with Group E leaders Atlético de Madrid.
Owned by 2%

FORWARDS

Popular Pick

Harry Kane (€10.0m) vs Copenhagen (H)
No forward can match Kane's 33 Fantasy points over the past four matchdays and the England captain has now struck an incredible 21 goals in just 16 games in all competitions since joining the six-time European champions . With Bayern having secured their place in the knockout stage with two matches remaining, Kane's large Fantasy ownership will hope he isn't rested for the fixture at home to Copenhagen.
Owned by 40%

Potential Differential

Antoine Griezmann (€10.5m) vs Feyenoord (A)
Although his premium price-tag is likely to play a part in a surprisingly low Fantasy ownership, Griezmann has shown across the group stage he is worth the investment. The 32-year-old has yet to record a Fantasy score under four points this campaign and was on the scoresheet twice on Matchday 4 as Atlético de Madrid overcame Celtic 6-0. Matchday 5 opponents Feyenoord have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last three Champions League fixtures, making the Frenchman a potential point of difference.
Owned by 5%