Champions League Fantasy Football: Goalkeepers for every budget

UEFA.com considers the merits of goalkeepers covering a range of budgets as managers pick their first squad of 2025/26 on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

PREMIUM OPTIONS

There are six goalkeepers valued at €6.0m – the highest price in their position. Of those, Yann Sommer (€6.0m) recorded the most Fantasy points last season, accumulating 65 during Inter's run to the final, which included seven clean sheets and 54 saves.

Gianluigi Donnarumma (€6.0m) was a key figure as Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Amassing 59 Fantasy points in the process, the Italian will now represent Manchester City after his summer move.

Thibaut Courtois (€6.0m) is the most popular goalkeeper in this €6.0m price bracket, the Real Madrid No1 having a higher ownership than Alisson Becker (€6.0m), Jan Oblak (€6.0m) and Manuel Neuer (€6.0m). At €0.5m cheaper, Fantasy managers can acquire David Raya (€5.5m), who has conceded just one goal in Arsenal's first three Premier League games.

MID-PRICED OPTIONS

Scorer of 46 points last season, Gregor Kobel (€5.0m) retains his mid-range price for a Borussia Dortmund side who have kept two clean sheets in their first three games of the season. Simon Mignolet (€5.0m) featured in all four of Club Brugge's Champions League qualifiers and managed two shut-outs.

A trio of Premier League goalkeepers may tempt Fantasy managers with Chelsea's Robert Sánchez (€5.0m), Guglielmo Vicario (€5.0m) of Tottenham and Newcastle's Nick Pope (€5.0m) coming in at the same price. All three have kept clean sheets in two of their opening three league appearances.

Among other options in the mid-priced bracket are Sporting CP's Rui Silva (€5.0m), who saved a penalty against Dortmund in last season's knockout phase play-offs, and Unai Simón (€5.0m), whose Athletic Club side conceded just 29 La Liga goals last season, the best defensive record in the Spanish top flight.

BUDGET OPTIONS

Two summer signings are currently the highest-owned budget keepers; Joan García (€4.5m) has been first choice for Barcelona this season and has delivered some impressive performances,while Lucas Chevalier (€4.5m) has kept clean sheets in two of his first three Ligue 1 games for Paris.

Anatoliy Trubin (€4.5m) and Samuel Soares (€4.0m) have shared domestic duties for Benfica this season but it was Trubin who played in the four Champions League qualifying matches and did not concede a goal in any of them. The Ukrainian earned 46 Fantasy points last season, more than any of the other budget options available in 2025/26.

Michele Di Gregorio (€4.5m) has kept clean sheets in both of Juventus' Serie A games this season but may face competition from team-mate Mattia Perin (€4.0m), who saved a penalty and won a Player of the Match award in the Champions League last season. Like Juventus, Napoli are yet to concede in Serie A this season, making Alex Meret (€4.0m) a tempting choice for Fantasy managers looking for a starting goalkeeper at the cheapest price.