The competition phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCCL) from 2025/26 will start next week – And that also applies to the official fantasy game of the competition.
We will have a lot of UCL fantasy coverage in preparation for the big kick-off, as well as articles during the season.
Here we look at some of the best UCL Fantasy Defenders that are offered.
Denzel Dumfries (€ 6.0 million)
Inter Milan held clean sheets last season in seven of their eight competition phase matches and gave only one goal.
They also have an excellent early schedule in 2025/26, with Ajax, Slavia Prague, Union SG and Kairat Almaty first.
Denzel Dumfries will certainly collect a lot of fantasy interest.
The flying wingback achieved 17 attacking returns on all competitions last season and has already found the net against Udinese in 2025/26.
Colleague backback Federico Dimarco (€ 5.5 million) is a slightly cheaper alternative to the left flank. He got 25 shots and important steps in last season’s Champions League, four more than Dumfries.
However, the Dutchman was the greater threat in the neighborhood:
Achraf on the right (€ 6.0 million)
Achraf Hakimi is one of the most attacking full-backs in world football.
The Moroccan ended the 2024/25 season with 27 attacking returns (!) In 55 games, an excellent record for a right back.
Nine were also brought into the Champions League.
On the underlying statistics front, Hakimi Joint-Eighte ended among all players for non-Penalty Shots, as well as second for important passes:
PSG has one of the more difficult opening runs, spirit, with collisions against Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the first four competition days.
Gabriel Magalhaes (€ 5.5 million)
Arsenal had the best defensive record in the Premier League last season. They also had one of the best backlines in the Champions League.
Central to this success was Gabriel, who offers an attacking threat of set pieces.
Indeed, the Brazilian scored five times about all the competitions in the 2024/25 campaign.
In terms of Arsenal, the arrival of Martin Zubimendi (€ 6.0 million) She has strengthened it defensively and they have already held two clean sheets in three Premier League matches. During this period they have not admitted any great chance.
Given that they demonstrably have the easiest schedule of the Champions League match of each team, Gabriel is a reliable choice at the back.
Riccardo Calafuri (€ 4.5 million) is also worth mentioning. He started the season with left, with one goal and two assists in three performances. However, there is a lot of competition in its position, including Myles Lewis-Skelly (€ 4.5 million) and new arrival Piero Empocapy (€ 5.0 million), so there is an element of risk.
Giovanni di Lorenzo (€ 5.5 million)
The defense of Napoli was the best in the Serie A last season, because they only gave 27 goals in 38 games.
Despite the fact that they first stand to Manchester City, Giovanni di Lorenzo’s subsequent luminaires, including Sporting CP, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabag FK and FC Copenhagen, see it much nicer.
Di Lorenzo played under Antonio Conte and produced three goals and three assists last season.
He also collected 37 important passes in Serie A, most of each Napoli player except Matteo Politano (€ 5.5 million).
Pedro Porro (€ 5.0 million)
There are some attractive luminaires for Tottenham Hotspur during the competition phase, with Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt, Monaco, FC Copenhagen and Slavia Prague on match days 1-6.
Pedro Porro, who has part of set pieces under Thomas Frank, should therefore perform well at just € 5.0 million.
Indeed, no Premier League defender has created more opportunities than Porro (six) in Game Week 1-3:
Spurs have already held clean sheets against Burnley and Man City this season, with the addition of Joao Palhinha (€ 5.5 million) that contributes to their defensive firmness.
Federico Gatti (€ 4.5 million)
Juventus has received a decent general schedule in the competition phase, with a clean leaf potential against Villarreal, Sporting CP, Bodo/Glimt, Pafos, Benfica and Monaco.
The old lady has also clearly started the 2025/26 season, with back-to-back clean sheets against Parma and Genoa.
As far as Federico Gatti is concerned, the center-back offers an attacking threat of decor games and can be a solid enabler at just € 4.5 million.
Josip Stanisic (€ 4.5 million)
The Champions League schedule of Bayern Munich is a bit of a mixed bag, but there is closed potential against Pafos, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union SG and PSV Eindhoven.
Josip Stanisic can also offer real value.
Available at just € 4.5 million, he misses a real offensive threat, but his versatility he can play both left and center-back and price makes him a striking option.
Daniel Svensson (€ 4.5 million)
Daniel Svensson is another attractive budget defender in UCL Fantasy 2025/26.
Although Borussia Dortmund has a number of difficult competitions to navigate, they are also confronted with Athletic Club, FC Copenhagen, Villarreal and Bodo/Glimt in match days 2-6, so there is the potential to do well.
In the meantime, Svensson has excel since he came to Dortmund from Nordsjaelland in February, usually like a wing-back in the back-thre system of Niko Kovac.
He indeed produced one goal and one assist at the FIFA Club World Cup, with a further four -attack return to 12 Bundesliga performances last season.
Raoul Bellanova (€ 4.0 million)
Atalanta has one of the very best schemes in the competition phase, especially as soon as their collision with PSG in Matchday 1 is out of the way.
After he had impressed in Europe last season, with four consecutive Champions League Clean Sheets, Wing-Back Raoul Bellanova could offer a serious value, given his budget price card.
The 25-year-old ended the 2024/25 season with 11 Series A Assists.
Bellanova plays in a decent Atlanta outfit with great matches and can be an excellent enabler.
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