DraftKings Fantasy Soccer: Champions League Targets

DraftKings Fantasy Soccer: Champions League Targets

This article is part of our DraftKings Fantasy Soccer series.

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Manchester City 0.32 0.22 Real Madrid 0.39 0.25 0.29
Atletico Madrid 0.33 0.31 Bayern Munich 0.37 0.24 0.30

GOALKEEPER

Jan Oblak, ATL v. BAY ($3,800): Goalkeeper comes down to either Oblak or Manuel Neuer. Bayern is the slight favorite, but Atletico's home defensive record is second to none, allowing just two goals in five home matches (0.4 goals per match) during this year's Champions League. Domestically, the record is just as impressive, as they've allowed just seven goals in 17 matches (0.41 goals per match). To explain why you want to target the goalkeepers from the Atletico-Bayern match, this game has a probability of 58.9 percent of having fewer than 2.5 goals, while the Manchester City-Real Madrid tie has just a 44.3 percent chance, according to PaddyPower.

DEFENDER

Filipe Luis, ATL v. BAY ($3,700): I've written up Luis every slate I believe, and this matchup hosting Bayern is no different. Luis has hit double-digit fantasy points in seven of his last nine matches and comes of a great match this past weekend where he picked up an assist and 19 fantasy points.

Juanfran, ATL v. BAY ($4,100): Triple-downing on the Atletico defense here. For the price, I prefer Luis, but Juanfran comes with a very similar floor and ceiling.

MIDFIELDER

Lucas Vazquez, RM at MCI ($3,000): Stepping into a larger role with Karim Benzema likely out, Vazquez has scored in three of his last four appearances. That's some very high goal-scoring upside at $3,000.

Toni Kroos, RM at MCI ($4,800): Kroos comes with a safe floor, delivering 11 crosses and an assist against Wolfsburg in the final leg of the quarterfinal. He's hit double-digit fantasy points in seven of his last nine in all competitions.

FORWARD

Cristiano Ronaldo, RM at MCI ($9,000): At the lower price, Ronaldo is more affordable than ever and on a two-game slate in no way needs to be faded. In his last four games he's taken 27 shots and scored five goals (including the memorable hat trick against Wolfsburg). However, it's worth noting he sat out Saturday's match with a muscular injury, but he's still expected to play.

Sergio Aguero, MCI v. RM ($6,800): Ronaldo has five goals in his last four while Aguero has five in his last three. With the odds favoring this game to score over 2.5 goals, you want exposure to the most likely goal scorers. Lost in the top names in the world, Aguero is a world-class striker in his own right and should be treated that way.

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Alex Spalding plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: ajump08, DraftKings: ajump08.
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Alex Spalding
Alex splits his expertise between College Basketball, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Saturday morning BPL. You'll find him under the username ajump08 on DraftKings and FanDuel.
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