Predicted Champions League Quarter-Final Lineups: Every Team's Starting XI
The Champions League Quarter-Finals kick off this week with four blockbuster ties across Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are our predicted starting lineups for all eight teams, with formations, key players to watch, and UCL Fantasy implications.
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Sporting CP vs Arsenal · Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday 9 April (8pm BST)
PSG vs Liverpool · Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid
Tuesday 8 April — 8pm BST
🏟️ Sporting CP vs Arsenal
- 1GK Silva
- 2DEF Vagiannidis
- 3DEF Diomandé
- 4DEF Gonçalo Inácio
- 5DEF Mangas
- 6MID Daniel Bragança
- 7MID Morita
- 8MID Catamo
- 9MID Francisco Trincão
- 10MID Pedro Gonçalves
- 11FWD Denis Suárez
🎯 Trincão (£6.5m, 6% owned) is the differential pick. 69 pts from midfield, but Arsenal's defence is a tough matchup.
- 1GK David Raya
- 2DEF Jurriën Timber
- 3DEF Mosquera
- 4DEF William Saliba
- 5DEF Riccardo Calafiori
- 6MID Martin Zubimendi
- 7MID Declan Rice
- 8MID Martin Ødegaard
- 9MID Gabriel Martinelli
- 10FWD Viktor Gyökeres
- 11MID Leandro Trossard 🔄 REPLACES SAKA (OUT)
🎯 Gyökeres (£9m, 10%) returns to Sporting. Calafiori (£4.6m) is the budget route into arguably the best defence in the world. Gabriel out injured — Mosquera deputises.
🏟️ Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- 1GK Andriy Lunin
- 2DEF Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 3DEF Antonio Rüdiger
- 4DEF Huijsen
- 5DEF Carreras
- 6MID Federico Valverde
- 7MID Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 8MID Pitarch
- 9MID Arda Güler
- 10FWD Kylian Mbappé
- 11MID Vinícius Júnior
🎯 Vinícius Jr (£9.6m, MID, 24%) is the smart captain pick — midfielder classification means 5pts per goal. 78 pts, 7 assists (most in the UCL). Mbappé (£11.1m, 55%) is safe but high ownership caps rank gains.
- 1GK Manuel Neuer
- 2DEF Josip Stanišić
- 3DEF Dayot Upamecano
- 4DEF Jonathan Tah
- 5MID Konrad Laimer
- 6MID Joshua Kimmich
- 7MID Leon Goretzka
- 8MID Michael Olise
- 9MID Serge Gnabry
- 10FWD Luis Díaz
- 11FWD Harry Kane
🎯 Olise (£8.3m, MID, 32%) is Bayern's best Fantasy asset. Kane (£10.8m, 40%) will score but the ownership neutralises rank gains. Away at the Bernabéu is a tough ask.
Wednesday 9 April — 8pm BST
🏟️ PSG vs Liverpool
- 1GK Matvei Safonov
- 2DEF Achraf Hakimi
- 3DEF Willian Pacho
- 4DEF Marquinhos
- 5DEF Nuno Mendes
- 6MID Fabián Ruiz
- 7MID Vitinha
- 8MID João Neves
- 9MID Désiré Doué
- 10FWD Ousmane Dembélé
- 11MID Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
🎯 Vitinha (£7.3m, 41%) is PSG's top scorer with 81 pts. Nuno Mendes (£6.3m, 54%) is the most-owned PSG player. Hakimi (£5.9m, 34%) offers attacking upside from defence.
- 1GK Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 2DEF Jeremie Frimpong
- 3DEF Ibrahima Konaté
- 4DEF Virgil van Dijk
- 5DEF Milos Kerkez
- 6MID Ryan Gravenberch
- 7MID Alexis Mac Allister
- 8MID Dominik Szoboszlai
- 9MID Mohamed Salah
- 10FWD Ekitiké
- 11MID Florian Wirtz
🎯 Day 2 players — cannot be captained. Van Dijk (£6.2m, 42%) for set-piece threat + clean sheet. Wirtz (£9m) and Salah (£10.4m) are the premium attackers. Tough away fixture in Paris.
🏟️ Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid
- 1GK García
- 2DEF João Cancelo
- 3DEF Martín
- 4DEF Pau Cubarsí
- 5DEF Eric García
- 6MID Pedri
- 7MID Bernal
- 8FWD Marcus Rashford
- 9MID López
- 10MID Lamine Yamal
- 11FWD Robert Lewandowski
🎯 Day 2 — no captain picks. Lamine Yamal (£9.9m, MID, 34%) is the standout. Pedri (£7.5m, 16%) offers midfield value. Monitor press conferences — Raphinha could start over Rashford.
- 1GK Juan Musso
- 2DEF Nahuel Molina
- 3DEF Robin Le Normand
- 4DEF Dávid Hancko
- 5DEF Ruggeri
- 6MID Giuliano Simeone
- 7MID Álex Baena
- 8MID Koke
- 9MID Ademola Lookman
- 10FWD Alexander Sørloth
- 11FWD Julián Álvarez
🎯 Hancko (£4.5m, 3%) is superb value — 43 pts at that price, and Simeone's teams defend. Sørloth (£7.6m, 2%) is a massive differential up front.
Key Takeaways for UCL Fantasy Managers
Captain must be a Tuesday player. Your captain needs to play on Day 1 (Tuesday 8 April). The standout options are Vinícius Jr (£9.6m, MID, differential ownership), Mbappé (£11.1m, safe but neutralised by 55% ownership), Gyökeres (£9m, narrative pick returning to Sporting), and Olise (£8.3m, Bayern's creative hub).
Arsenal defence is the budget play. Calafiori (£4.6m), Timber (£5m), and Saliba (£5.9m) all offer cheap access to what is arguably the best defensive team in the competition. A clean sheet away at Sporting is very achievable.
Your captain must be a Day 1 (Tuesday) player. In UCL Fantasy, the captain is always selected from the first day of fixtures. Wednesday players like Van Dijk (£6.2m), Lamine Yamal (£9.9m), and Hancko (£4.5m) will still score points in your squad — just not as captain.
Wait for press conferences. Managers speak on Monday and Tuesday before matches. Lineups can and do change. Arsenal's Ødegaard fitness, Barcelona's Raphinha vs Rashford decision, and any late injury news could shift these predictions. We will update this article as new information emerges.