The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign begins this week – and so does the competition’s official Fantasy game.
We’ll have plenty of UCL Fantasy coverage in preparation for the big kick-off, plus regular articles throughout the season.
Here, our European football contributor Crisk goes through some of the most appealing defensive picks.
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BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DEFENDERS

Trent Alexander-Arnold (€6.0m)
In Fantasy Premier League (FPL), we sometimes argue whether Alexander-Arnold’s price is lower than it should be.
Although UCL Fantasy doesn’t have a similar Bonus Points System (BPS), the Liverpool star’s ceiling remains high enough to justify such pricing.
Liverpool had started the season well, only conceding their first goal in Gameweek 4.
The Reds’ run of UCL fixtures, against mostly offensive teams, also perhaps elevates the prospect of potential attacking returns, with fewer low blocks to bypass.
Alexander-Arnold has almost double the volume of expected goal involvment (xGI) as any other Premier League defender this season:

Alejandro Grimaldo (€5.5m)


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6 months, 21 days agoWatkins Vs Palmer who do you prefer to have?
Is Palmer underperforming? Didn't watch the game yesterday
Is he going to be as good an asset in this new style Chelsea team
Boils down to Watkins Vs Palmer for me can't afford to have both