Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 8 April

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

• Managers have five free transfers ahead of the quarter-final first legs.

• Up to five players from one team can now be selected in squads.

• The Matchday 13 deadline is 21:00 CET on Tuesday, when both fixtures kick off.

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

• Matchday 13 will take place over two days, meaning there will be two opportunities to select a high-performing captain.

Fixtures

21:00 CET
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Bayern München vs Inter

Key Fantasy players

David Raya (€5.6m) – Arsenal
Has kept five clean sheets in the Champions League this season and is the third-highest points scorer among goalkeepers still involved.

Bukayo Saka (€9.0m) – Arsenal
Four goals, two assists and two Player of the Match awards in just five European appearances in 2024/25.

Martin Ødegaard (€9.0m) – Arsenal
Produced 19 Fantasy points in his last Champions League start – the 7-1 victory at PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16 first leg.

Jude Bellingham (€9.1m) – Real Madrid
Goal contributions in his last three club games and five attacking returns in the Champions League.

Kylian Mbappé (€11.1m) – Real Madrid
The forward has 33 club goals in all competitions this season and has struck five times in his last four La Liga appearances.

Vinícius Júnior (€11.2m) – Real Madrid
Madrid's top Fantasy points scorer thanks to seven goals, three assists and three Player of the Match awards.

Minjae Kim (€5.2m) – Bayern
Helped Bayern keep clean sheets in both round of 16 victories against Bayer Leverkusen and is their second-highest points scorer overall.

Michael Olise (€6.8m) – Bayern
A goal and four assists in his last three appearances for club and country and has scored five times in Bayern's Champions League campaign.

Harry Kane (€10.8m) – Bayern
Reached ten goals in the 2024/25 Champions League on Matchday 12 and has scored 39 overall this season for club and country.

Yann Sommer (€5.5m) – Inter
The top-scoring goalkeeper on Fantasy in an Inter side who have conceded just twice in this season's competition.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu (€6.9m) – Inter
Penalty-taking midfielder who has four goals and an assist in his last eight appearances for club and country.

Marcus Thuram (€7.3m) – Inter
On target in both legs of Inter's round of 16 victory against Feyenoord and also found the net against Parma on Saturday.