Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 18 February

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

• The Matchday 10 deadline is 18:45 CET – the kick-off time for Milan vs Feyenoord.

• Fantasy managers should ensure that any players they own who are in action on Tuesday are in their starting line-up, rather than on the bench.

• Matchday 10 takes place over two days, meaning there are two opportunities to select a high-performing captain.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Milan vs Feyenoord

21:00 CET
Bayern München vs Celtic
Benfica vs Monaco
Atalanta vs Club Brugge

Key Fantasy players

Santiago Giménez (€6.5m) – Milan
Has scored in his first two Serie A games since moving from play-off opponents Feyenoord, for whom he struck five goals in the league phase.

Igor Paixão (€6.7m) – Feyenoord
Player of the Match in the first leg after scoring the only goal of the game, helping the differential midfielder earn 12 points.

Michael Olise (€6.7m) – Bayern
On target in the first leg, the Bayern winger now has five goals in his debut Champions League campaign.

Harry Kane (€10.7m) – Bayern
His first-leg strike was his seventh in the current Champions League campaign, taking him to 29 club goals in 2024/25.

Daizen Maeda (€6.7m) – Celtic
Nine goals in his last seven starts across all competitions, including one in Celtic's first-leg defeat.

Nicolás Otamendi (€5.0m) – Benfica
Made 14 ball recoveries on Matchday 9, when he kept his fourth clean sheet in the Champions League this season.

Vangelis Pavlidis (€6.5m) – Benfica
Has found the net in each of his last five starts in all competitions, with eight goals in that time.

Mika Biereth (€5.6m) – Monaco
Two hat-tricks since signing for Monaco in January, most recently against Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Isak Hien (€4.9m) – Atalanta
Top for ball recoveries in the Champions League this season with 73, nine of those coming in the first leg against Club Brugge.

Davide Zappacosta (€4.7m) – Atalanta
Assists in each of his last three Champions League matches, with four overall putting him joint-second among defenders in that category.

Mario Pašalić (€6.0m) – Atalanta
Differential midfielder who has scored in Atalanta's last three Champions League games.

Brandon Mechele (€4.5m) – Club Brugge
Made ten ball recoveries in each of his last two Champions League matches and is Club Brugge's top Fantasy points scorer.

Hans Vanaken (€6.2m) – Club Brugge
His goal on Saturday against Sint-Truiden – his third in his last four league games – took him to double figures in all competitions for the 14th season in a row.