Who should be my Champions League Fantasy Football captain for Matchday 2?

Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Karim Adeyemi could all prove to be lucrative captaincy choices on UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 for managers on #UCLfantasy, presented by PlayStation.

TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

Mohamed Salah (€10.5m) vs Galatasaray (A)

The English champions began this season’s league phase with three points by beating Atlético de Madrid 3-2 at Anfield, Salah making an immediate Fantasy impact with a goal and an assist inside the first ten minutes. The Egyptian ended Matchday 1 with ten points and has now accumulated three goals and three assists in six matches in all competitions this season. On Matchday 2 Liverpool travel to Galatasaray, who conceded five goals in their first fixture at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Harry Kane (€10.5m) vs Pafos (A)

Kane's two goals helped Bayern München get the better of Chelsea on Matchday 1 and he has since added another three to his tally with his second hat-trick of the season in the Bundesliga. That made it 13 goals in seven games in 2025/26, five of those coming from the penalty spot. With Kane's Fantasy ownership now at over 30%, the best way to gain maximum value out of owning him on Matchday 2 is to captain him against Pafos.

Other options: Kylian Mbappé (€10.5m), Marcus Thuram (€8.0m), Julián Alvarez (€9.0m)

WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER

Erling Haaland (€10.5m) vs Monaco (A)

Another forward who is finding the net with regularity, Haaland has 12 goals for club and country this season. The Norwegian scored his 50th in the Champions League as Manchester City defeated Napoli 2-0 on Matchday 1 on his way to six Fantasy points. City's Matchday 2 opponents Monaco conceded four goals at Club Brugge in their first game of the league phase.

Karim Adeyemi (€7.0m) vs Athletic Club (H)

Adeyemi shone in Borussia Dortmund's thrilling 4-4 draw at Juventus in their opening fixture, registering a goal from outside the box, an assist and 12 Fantasy points. Listed as a midfielder, Adeyemi got Dortmund's only goal in a 1-0 Bundesliga win against Wolfsburg on 21 September, enhancing his Fantasy appeal as a differential captain on Matchday 2, when his side are at home to Athletic Club.

Other options: Viktor Gyökeres (€9.0m), Francisco Trincão (€6.0m), Serhou Guirassy (€8.0m)