Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 23 October

Barcelona and Bayern München meet in one of the standout UEFA Champions League fixtures on Wednesday, while former winners Inter, Liverpool and Manchester City are also in action as Matchday 3 concludes.

From expected line-ups to advice on substitutions and captain changes, the scout notes offer a helping hand to managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

Fantasy decisions

• Manual changes need to be made by 18:45 CET on Wednesday – the kick-off times for Atalanta vs Celtic and Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen.

• Prior to this deadline, Fantasy managers have the chance to substitute in players who are set to feature on Wednesday.

• Should Fantasy bosses wish to change their captain, this is the only opportunity to do so on Matchday 3.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Atalanta vs Celtic
Brest vs Leverkusen

21:00 CET
Leipzig vs Liverpool
Benfica vs Feyenoord
Atlético de Madrid vs Lille
Barcelona vs Bayern München
Young Boys vs Inter
Salzburg vs GNK Dinamo
Manchester City vs Sparta Praha

Key Fantasy players

Ademola Lookman (€6.5m) – Atalanta
Returned 14 Fantasy points on Matchday 2 and has eight goals and four assists in his last 11 club appearances.

Mateo Retegui (€5.5m) – Atalanta
Six goals in his last four games for club and country and the top scorer in Serie A this season on eight goals.

Jeremie Frimpong (€5.6m) – Leverkusen
No other defender has scored more than his 20 points after the first two matchdays, thanks to two clean sheets and three assists.

Florian Wirtz (€7.6m) – Leverkusen
Has 25 points so far and is one of only two to have won the Player of the Match award in both games.

Benjamin Šeško (€7.5m) – Leipzig
Followed his goal against Atlético de Madrid in Leipzig's opener with two more against Juventus on Matchday 2.

Alexander Bah (€5.0m) – Benfica
Level with Frimpong on 20 points as the highest-scoring Fantasy defender thanks to a goal, an assist and a clean sheet.

Mohamed Salah (€10.0m) – Liverpool
Scored one goal and set up another against Bologna on Matchday 2, when he was also named Player of the Match, and has ten attacking returns in eight Premier League games this season.

Antoine Griezmann (€9.1m) – Atlético de Madrid
Has recorded at least one attacking contribution in each of Atleti's last seven home Champions League games.

Robert Lewandowski (€9.5m) – Barcelona
Ten goals in his last six Barcelona appearances in all competitions, including two against Young Boys on Matchday 2.

Lamine Yamal (€7.5m) – Barcelona
Still the most popular Fantasy player at 62% ownership and has 11 goal contributions in all competitions for Barcelona in 2024/25 including six La Liga assists.

Harry Kane (€10.6m) – Bayern
The top scorer in the competition ahead of Matchday 3 on four goals and has 13 in ten appearances for Bayern this season.

Lautaro Martínez (€9.5m) – Inter
On target in the Matchday 1 victory over Crvena Zvezda, and has struck five times in his last six appearances for club and country.

Erling Haaland (€11.0m) – Manchester City
Eleven goals in 11 club appearances in all competitions in the current campaign, although his Matchday 2 strike was his first in four Champions League games.