Top Defenders to Consider for UCL Fantasy Quarterfinals 1st Leg

Budget Defenders for Quarterfinals 1st Leg – Matchday 9:

Antonio Silva (4.3m, Benfica)

• Good budget option for just 4.3 million

• Good at recovering balls and offers attacking threat from set pieces

• High chance of a clean sheet against Inter – Benfica is second for clean sheet probabilities (35 %) in Matchday 9.

Ake (4.4m, Manchester City)

• Not as reliable as Ederson, but a good option for defensive coverage

• Not a certain starter, but has potential to score and also conceded against Bayern

Otamendi (4.9m, Benfica)

• Great budget enabler with goal threat from set pieces

• High clean sheet odds in Matchday 9 and top for balls recovered in the game

Mid Priced Options for Quarterfinals 1st Leg – Matchday 9:

Upamecano (5.0m, Bayern)

• A sure starter for Bayern and a good pick for their amazing defense this season

• Cancelo and Davies could get rotated, so Upamecano is a reliable choice

Di Lorenzo (5.2m, Napoli)

• Excellent option with good fixture and solid clean sheet potential against Milan

• Offers attacking threat and is good at recovering balls

• The top scoring player in the game with 1G+4A in Seria A and 2G+2A in the Champions League

Grimaldo (5.3m, Benfica)

• A lot of good picks in the Benfica defense (Vlachodimos, Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo)

• Explosive player with high attacking threat and the second top-scoring UCL Fantasy defender in the game

Premium Defenders for Quarterfinals 1st leg – Matchday 9:

Ben Chilwell (5.4m, Chelsea)

• Back from injury and a good option for attacking points

• Involved in Chelsea's goals with 1G+2A in Premier League this season

Davies (5.4m, Bayern)

• Good option with great defensive record in the current Champions League campaign

• 1 goal and 4 assists this season in Bundesliga

Bastoni (5.5m, Inter)

• Solid defensively with 5 clean sheets in 8 matches in the current Champions League season

• Could be a tight match against Benfica, with a clean sheet at one end

Militao (5.5m, Real Madrid)

• Offers attacking threat after set pieces and good at recovering balls

• Real Madrid is top for clean sheet odds in Matchday 9, good for defensive coverage against Chelsea's struggles in attack

Reece James (6.2m, Chelsea)

• Explosive player back from injury and a solid differential pick

Cancelo (6.6m, Tottenham)

• Plays as a wingback and has potential to be very explosive

• 2 goals and 2 assists in last 4 matches for Bayern and Portugal

When selecting a defender in UCL Fantasy, consider:

• Clean sheet potential

• Attacking potential

• Balls recovered potential

• Look for defenders that satisfy at least 2 of these 3 criteria.

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