Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 5 March

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 deadline for captain changes and substitutions on Wednesday is 18:45 CET – the kick-off time for Feyenoord vs Inter.

• Fantasy managers have the opportunity to bring up to three outfield players and a goalkeeper off the bench to replace anyone in their original starting XI.

• Those looking for a higher Matchday 11 return from their chosen captain can opt to place the armband on another player prior to Wednesday's deadline.

Fixtures

18:45 CET
Feyenoord vs Inter

21:00 CET
Benfica vs Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool
Bayern München vs Bayer Leverkusen

Key Fantasy players

Dávid Hancko (€4.5m) – Feyenoord
Scored and named Player of the Match in Feyenoord's knockout phase play-off tie against Milan and has since found the net in the Eredivisie.

Stefan de Vrij (€5.0m) – Inter
Part of a defence that conceded just one goal in the league phase, and is Inter's top Fantasy points scorer this season.

Lautaro Martínez (€9.4m) – Inter
Four goals in his last two Champions League games, including his first-ever hat-trick in European competition.

Orkun Kökçü (€6.6m) – Benfica
Accumulated 23 Fantasy points in Benfica's last three Champions League games, also scoring in his last league game.

Vangelis Pavlidis (€6.7m) – Benfica
Six goals and two assists in his last four Champions League games and has scored 11 in his last ten in all competitions.

Raphinha (€7.7m) – Barcelona
Has 13 goal involvements in this season's Champions League, also claiming three Player of the Match awards on his way to 84 points.

Robert Lewandowski (€9.6m) – Barcelona
As part of his 34 club goals in all competitions this season, Lewandowski was the joint-top scorer in the league phase.

Bradley Barcola (€7.1m) – Paris Saint-Germain
A goal and two assists in three domestic appearances since Matchday 10, when he gained 11 Fantasy points against Brest.

Ousmane Dembélé (€8.5m) – Paris Saint-Germain
Has scored 15 goals in nine appearances across all competitions in 2025, and has 26 club goals for the season.

Virgil van Dijk (€6.0m) – Liverpool
Averaged seven points per appearance during Liverpool's league phase campaign.

Mohamed Salah (€10.1m) – Liverpool
Has seven goal involvements in his seven Champions League appearances this season, and is Liverpool's top Fantasy points scorer.

Harry Kane (€10.7m) – Bayern
Kane's 29 goals in 33 club appearances in 2024/25 includes seven in the Champions League.

Alejandro Grimaldo (€5.8m) – Leverkusen
Four attacking returns in the competition and three assists since Leverkusen's last Champions League outing.

Florian Wirtz (€7.9m) – Leverkusen
The second-highest points scorer in midfield with six goals, an assist and an unrivalled five Player of the Match awards.