UCL Fantasy 22/23 top picks

The latest Champions League campaign has come to an end so we look at the UCL Fantasy 22/23 top picks. We focus on the most successful assets from the latest campaign whilst checking out how those players earned their points.

After another exciting campaign it could be a beneficial for managers to see the UCL Fantasy 22/23 top picks. Whilst the season is over many managers could be looking to shortlist some players for the new season ahead.

Vinicius Junior

Real Madrid had a fantastic campaign and it took Champions League winners Manchester City to stop them in the semi-finals. Their standout asset was Brazilian Vinicius Junior. The midfielder managed a whopping 93 points making him the highest scoring player in UCL Fantasy this season.

Vinicius Junior bagged seven goals and five assists in just 12 Champions League matches. He also collected two player of the match awards which contributed towards his total. The Real Madrid stars biggest haul of the campaign came in Matchday 7 against Liverpool where he scored two goals, registered an assist and picked up the player of the match award.

Alessandro Bastoni

Inter made it all of the way to the final and although they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City the Italian side were brilliant. It took some heroic individual performances to get to where they did and one of the standouts came via centre-back Alessandro Bastoni.

Bastoni finished the campaign as the second highest scoring player which was exceptional considering he he missed a match. The centre-back produced three assists and five clean sheets whilst also racking up a huge 44 ball recoveries and one player of the match award. UCL managers could be placing Bastoni on their shortlists ahead of the new season.

Ruben Dias

Manchester City claimed their first ever Champions League title this campaign and one of the players who stood tall throughout their season was centre-back Ruben Dias. Dias sits as the third highest scoring UCL Fantasy player this time around. This meant that two centre-backs made the top three highest scoring players of the campaign.

Dias also missed out on one of Manchester City’s 12 Champions League game. He notched up one goal and seven clean sheets helping him reach 75 points which was one less than second place Bastoni. Topping up his points tally was also a massive 61 ball recoveries.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City’s Champions League win would not have been possible without goals and Erling Haaland supplied exactly that. The striker was the only player in his position to make the top five highest scoring players this season with his 71 points.

Haaland failed to play two of the 13 matches Manchester City played but still racked up 12 goals and one assist. His biggest haul of the campaign came against Leipzig in Matchday 8 where he hit a monstrous 25 points for his five goals and player of the match award. Haaland’s haul will go down in UCL Fantasy as one of the biggest ever produced.

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool made it to the Round of 16 until they were well beaten by Real Madrid. That means that the Reds played just eight games in the Champions League. Taking that into account and the fact he failed to start another Mohamed Salah making it into the top five highest scoring players is no easy feat.

The Liverpool midfielder was one of the best assets in the game until his sides exit. He accumulated 70 points scoring eight goals and creating two assists. The Egyptian managed a huge five double-digit returns in a row between Matchday 3 and 7. Salah’s biggest haul of the campaign was 16 points where he played just 22 minutes of the game scoring a hattrick.

Unfortunately, Liverpool failed to make qualification for the 23/24 Champions League season so managers will not be able to select him in their UCL Fantasy teams.

Who else made the top 10?

6. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (70 points) – The Napoli defender actually drew points with Mohamed Salah. The Italian managed four double-digit hauls, two goals, two assists, three clean sheets and one player of the match award.

7. Manuel Akanji (69 points) – He failed to play two of his sides games and still managed to score a goal, create two assists and keep six clean sheets. His biggest haul of 13 points came in Matchday 12 against Real Madrid where he scored and kept a clean sheet.

8. Kevin De Bruyne (68 points) – The Belgian proved pivotal to Manchester City’s triumph. He managed two goals and six assists in the UCL. De Bruyne’s highest return was 11 points which he hit twice in the campaign.

9. Alejandro Grimaldo (66 points) – Benfica became a fantastic team to invest in this season and their full-back was one of the standout options. Grimaldo produced two goals, four assists and two clean sheets. His biggest tally was registered in Matchday 1 as he banked a whopping 20 points for his goal, assist, clean sheet and player of the match award.

10. Kylian Mbappe (65 points) – PSG were also knocked out in the Round of 16 after being seen off by German giants Bayern. Although that was the case, Mbappe was still impressive and racked up seven goals and three assists in just eight games.