Champions League Fantasy Football: Popular picks and potential differentials

Ahead of UEFA Champions League Matchday 5, UEFA.com considers the merits of a selection of popular players alongside those differential players who could also score highly on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

GOALKEEPERS

Popular pick

Yann Sommer (€5.5m) vs Leipzig (H)
The joint-fifth highest-owned goalkeeper, Sommer is a regular starter for an Inter side still to concede across the league phase. No goalkeeper has scored more than Sommer's 27 points as Inter prepare to take on a Leipzig side who are still searching for their first points in the competition.
Owned by 10%

Potential differential

Marco Carnesecchi (€4.5m) vs Young Boys (A)
Like Sommer, Carnesecchi has four consecutive clean sheets, with Atalanta the only other club to have not conceded a goal. After four successive six-point scores, Carnesecchi offers excellent value for Fantasy managers looking to make a goalkeeping transfer ahead of Matchday 5, when Atalanta travel to a Young Boys side with just one goal so far.
Owned by 3%

DEFENDERS

Popular pick

Antonio Rüdiger (€6.0m) vs Liverpool (A)
Although Real Madrid are yet to keep a clean sheet, Rüdiger has maintained a strong Fantasy output due to his attacking threat. The German international has scored in two of the four matchdays, returning nine points on both occasions, and still has sizeable ownership despite a difficult Matchday 5 encounter at Liverpool.
Owned by 24%

Potential differential

Wilfried Singo (€4.6m) vs Benfica (H)
Monaco's dynamic full-back has offered excellent differential appeal over the course of his three appearances, claiming 29 Fantasy points through multiple avenues. Singo has also recorded consecutive double-figure returns and has an assist, a goal from outside the box and 31 ball recoveries.
Owned by 1%

MIDFIELDERS

Popular pick

Mohamed Salah (€10.1m) vs Real Madrid (H)
Since the start of Matchday 2, the highly-owned Salah has averaged ten points per appearance having recorded a goal and four assists in addition to being named Player of the Match against Bologna. Next up for Liverpool are Real Madrid, opponents the Egyptian has scored twice against.
Owned by 27%

Potential differential

Tijjani Reijnders (€5.6m) vs Slovan Bratislava (A)
Despite being priced €4.5m cheaper than Salah, Reijnders has picked up just three less Fantasy points. The Milan midfielder is in sparkling form, recording four goals and an assist in his last four club appearances, with three of those strikes coming in the Champions League. Reijnders has 23 Fantasy points from the last two matchdays ahead of Milan's Matchday 5 trip to Bratislava.
Owned by 3%

FORWARDS

Popular pick

Viktor Gyökeres (€7.6m) vs Arsenal (H)
Whether for club or country, Gyökeres' form shows no signs of slowing down. Four goals for Sweden against Azerbaijan in the UEFA Nations League made it 32 in just 24 matches this season for the Sporting CP striker, whose Matchday 4 hat-trick against Manchester City took him joint-top of the scoring charts in this season's Champions League and also made him the highest scoring Fantasy forward with 37 points.
Owned by 25%

Potential differential

Sandro Kulenović (€5.9m) vs Dortmund (H)
Back-to-back league phase victories have lifted GNK Dinamo up the table, with Kulenović playing a key part in both. After a goal against Salzburg on Matchday 3 the forward added a further two against Slovan Bratislava last time out, earning him the Player of the Match award. With 20 Fantasy points gained in the last two games, Kulenović could prove a bargain Matchday 5 acquisition.
Owned by 0%