5 best forward picks for UEFA Champions League Fantasy 2018-19

Modified Mar 20, 2019 10:01 GMT

As the new UEFA Champions League season is around the corner, the buzz of selecting premium forwards has already started among UCL Fantasy managers. Forwards can not only find the net but also pick out the positioned player around the penalty box to get an assist. And Europe has a plethora of top-notch forwards.

So it is highly important for every manager to select those premium forwards who can score a lot of goals. Here are the best picks for forwards for the upcoming UEFA Champions League Fantasy season.

#5 Kylian Mbappe (£10.0 million) - PSG

Kylian Mbappe is the golden boy of the current football era. At the age of just 19, he is considered one of the best players in the world and his future looks as bright as his career has been so far. He won the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France and has two Ligue 1 titles, one with AS Monaco in 2016/17 and last year with PSG.

He is in a very good form this season for PSG, having already scored 4 goals and 2 assists in three Ligue 1 matches. In last year's Champions League season he had 4 goals and 3 assists. This season definitely, many fantasy managers would add him in their squad.

#4 Robert Lewandowski (£11.0 million) - Bayern Munich

Robert Lewandowski, the Polish striker is still looking for European glory for Bayern Munich. His numbers for Bayern Munich are enough to speak about his capabilities. He has scored 157 goals in 199 appearances for Bayern.

In last year's UCL season, he scored 48 fantasy points. In these 48 points, he has scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists. This year, the form of Lewandowski would be very crucial for Bayern. If any fantasy manager has a budget of £11.0m, then he could be the best pick.

#3 Karim Benzema (£9.5 million) - Real Madrid

Benzema scored in last year's semis versus Bayern and added a goal in the final versus Liverpool. He scored 5 goals overall in the 2017/18 UCL. As Cristiano Ronaldo has left Real Madrid this year, his role would be too crucial for Los Blancos this season.

In the current La Liga season, he has already scored 4 goals in 4 matches. His form is looking quite good. As he is available at £9.5m only, many fantasy managers would have already roped him in their squad.

#2 Lionel Messi (£11.5 million) - Barcelona

Lionel Messi, the Argentine legend needs to have a grand performance in the upcoming UCL. He is in amazing form this season, having already scored 4 goals and 2 assists in 4 La Liga games. He, along with Luis Suarez are the pillars of Barcelona. The duo can break any defensive line in the world.

Last year, he scored 6 goals and provided 2 assists in the UCL. This year, many fantasy managers eyes would be on him, as always. As Barcelona's first match would be against PSV managers might expect a lot of points from him this season as well.

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.0 million) - Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese captain needs no introduction in the footballing world. After leading Real Madrid to success in four of the past five UCL campaigns, he would be desperate to bring the same to Juventus this season.

He scored 15 goals for Real Madrid last season and is the all-time top scorer of the most prominent tournament in European football. This year, he would definitely want to repeat the same tally of goals for Juventus and help the Italian giants reach European glory after 23 years.

Edited by Victor R. Lopez M.