Champions League Fantasy Football: Scout notes 29 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

• Fantasy managers have five free transfers ahead of the first legs. Any additional transfers will result in a -4 points deduction.

• The Matchday 15 deadline is 21:00 CET on Tuesday – the kick-off time for Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain.

• 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 15 takes place over two days, meaning there will be two opportunities to select a high-performing captain.

Fixtures

21:00 CET
Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain

Key Fantasy players

William Saliba (€5.5m) – Arsenal
Has made 63 ball recoveries to date, more than any of his Arsenal team-mates.

Declan Rice (€6.2m) – Arsenal
Arsenal's top Fantasy points scorer was Player of the Match in both legs of their quarter-final victory against Real Madrid.

Mikel Merino (€7.0m) – Arsenal
Two goals and three assists in his last four appearances in the Champions League.

Bukayo Saka (€9.0m) – Arsenal
Averaging 7.7 points per appearance in Europe having scored five goals, provided two assists and earned two Player of the Match awards.

Achraf Hakimi (€5.7m) – Paris
Seven goal involvements during Paris' run to the semi-finals, making him the highest Fantasy scorer among all defenders.

Nuno Mendes (€5.9m) – Paris
Has recorded five double-figure returns in the 2024/25 Champions League and his four goals are more than any other defender set to feature on Matchday 15.

Ousmane Dembélé (€8.6m) – Paris
Has either scored or laid on an assist in his last three Champions League games and has 32 club goals in all competitions this season.

Désiré Doué (€4.9m) – Paris
Budget forward who has scored six goals in his last six starts across all competitions.