Champions League Fantasy Football: Popular picks and potential differentials

UEFA.com runs through the possibilities for Matchday 7 of #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation, considering a selection of popular players alongside some differentials who may steal the spotlight.

GOALKEEPERS

Popular pick

David Raya (€5.6m) vs GNK Dinamo (H)
Arsenal are yet to concede a goal at home across the league phase, having shut out Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk and most recently Monaco in north London. Raya recorded six Fantasy points in each of those games and among goalkeepers, only Inter's Yann Sommer has more points than Raya's 34, helping to make the Spaniard the highest-owned player in his position.
Owned by 24%

Potential differential

Alisson Becker (€6.0m) vs LOSC Lille (H)
The Brazilian's low ownership can be explained by him missing three of Liverpool's six fixtures through injury. However, two of the three matches in which Alisson has featured ended with him keeping a clean sheet, including at Girona on Matchday 6. Arne Slot's side lead the league phase table with a 100% record and have not conceded a goal since Matchday 1, boding well for Alisson's limited ownership.
Owned by 5%

DEFENDERS

Popular pick

Achraf Hakimi (€5.5m) vs Manchester City (H)
A consistently popular Fantasy signing down the years, Hakimi demonstrated his attacking tendencies on Matchday 6, providing two assists and 13 points in Paris's 3-0 win at Salzburg. That was the Moroccan's second 13-point return of the league phase and with almost a quarter of Fantasy managers owning him, he will be looking to gain points from multiple avenues against Manchester City, who are without a win in three Champions League games.
Owned by 23%

Potential differential

Sead Kolašinac (€4.8m) vs Sturm Graz (H)
Atalanta players have proven lucrative Fantasy differentials across all positions this season and none more so than Kolašinac, whose 41 points is currently the highest in Gian Piero Gasperini's squad. The joint-third highest-scoring defender, Kolašinac has five or more points in all but one matchday so far and has a goal from outside the box, an assist, three clean sheets and 25 ball recoveries from his six appearances. Atalanta's Matchday 7 opponents Sturm Graz have lost five of their six matches.
Owned by 2%

MIDFIELDERS

Popular pick

Raphinha (€7.7m) vs Benfica (A)
No player in any position has more Fantasy points this season than the Barcelona winger, whose six goals – two from outside the box – three assists and two Player of the Match awards have helped him to a score of 60. One of the top-performing attacking players for a side who have won their last five league phase fixtures, scoring 20 goals, explains his Fantasy popularity, Raphinha's ownership exceeding 40% ahead of Matchday 7.
Owned by 41%

Potential differential

Enzo Millot (€6.2m) vs Slovan Bratislava (A)
Stuttgart's French midfielder is quietly establishing himself as an enticing differential pick having recorded at least one attacking return in four of his last five European games. From Matchday 2 onwards Millot has found the net twice and laid on three assists, scoring one goal and setting up another in Stuttgart's 5-1 victory against Young Boys on Matchday 6 to earn ten Fantasy points. The Bundesliga outfit travel to bottom-placed Slovan in the penultimate round.
Owned by 1%

FORWARDS

Popular pick

Vinícius Júnior (€11.2m) vs Salzburg (H)
His form in Europe suggests Vinícius Júnior's Fantasy prospects are strong on Matchday 7. The Real Madrid forward has 34 points in his last three appearances, scoring five goals including a second-half hat-trick against Dortmund on Matchday 3. Matchday 7 opponents Salzburg are conceding three goals per match on average in the league phase.
Owned by 21%

Potential differential

Serhou Guirassy (€7.8m) vs Bologna (A)
Despite being the most lucrative Fantasy forward so far, the Dortmund striker's ownership remains in single figures. His 46 points are unmatched among forwards with Guirassy having recorded at least one attacking return on every matchday so far, including two last time out against Barcelona. With six goals – two from outside the box – and two assists, Guirassy could be a key point of difference at Bologna.
Owned by 6%