Who should be my Champions League Fantasy Football captain for Matchday 10?

UEFA.com assesses the captaincy credentials of four players ahead of Champions League Matchday 10, with the merits of Victor Osimhen, Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland and Romelu Lukaku laid out for the consideration of managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

TUESDAY 18 APRIL

Vinícius Júnior (€10.2m) vs Chelsea (A)

Who better to captain on Matchday 10? The Brazilian delivered 13 points on Matchday 9, the joint highest score of all players and enough to take him top of the Fantasy points chart for all players this season. Six goals, five assists and two Player of the Match awards have all helped Vinícius Júnior establish himself as one of the most essential Fantasy assets of the season as Real Madrid look to finish off their tie against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Victor Osimhen (€8.1m) vs Milan (H)

The Nigerian's injury absence was keenly felt on Matchday 9, when a thigh injury ruled out Napoli's top scorer of the 1-0 defeat at AC Milan in the first leg of the all-Italian quarter-final. However, coach Luciano Spalletti has since provided a positive fitness update for the second leg – a huge boost as the Serie A leaders bid to turn the tie around. Osimhen has delivered 21 Fantasy points in his previous two appearances, and managers who sold him ahead of Matchday 9 may well be tempted to bring him straight back in for Tuesday's second leg.

WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL

Erling Haaland (€11.1m) vs Bayern (A)

For those Fantasy managers who need to switch their captain ahead of Wednesday's fixtures, there is the reassuring option of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League's top scorer. Haaland struck his 11th European goal of the season in the impressive 3-0 first-leg victory at home to Bayern, and delivered his first assist of the campaign for good measure. Having amassed an incredible 34 points in the last two matchdays, the Manchester City striker is unsurprisingly comfortably the highest-owned player on Fantasy.

Romelu Lukaku (€9.0m) vs Benfica (H)

Those looking for a left-field captaincy choice have a tempting alternative in the form of Lukaku, who struck Inter's second goal in a 2-0 first-leg victory at Benfica. With three Champions League goals in just 86 minutes of action this season, the Belgian striker is pushing for a start on Matchday 10. Six goals in six games for club and country show Lukaku has rediscovered his scoring touch after an injury-blighted season, and the 1%-owned forward represents a strong differential option.