Ivan Herrera 
Welcome to the 2023-2024 UCL Group Stage Rankings!
For each slate, we will go position by position and rank our favorite plays. You will see our core plays, pivots, and value plays at each position in the rankings. After the rankings, a brief synopsis will help you build your lineups. Lastly, you will find my Best Bets for the top bets of the week.
If you are new to soccer DFS, starting lineups don’t get released until an hour before lock, so stay locked into the Discord for any pivots.
DFS Soccer: Fwd/Mid
| Core | Pivots | Value |
| Harry Kane (BAY) $10,300/$23 | Hirving Lozano (PSV) $6,100/$14 | Rasmus Høhlund (MU) $5,600/$16 |
| Angel Di Maria (BEN) $7,000/$21 | Lautaro Martinez (INT) $7,900/$18 | Christian Eriksen (MU) $6,000/$13 |
| Bruno Fernandes (MU) $7,400/$19 | Victor Osimhen (NAP) $8,900/$21 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (INT) $3,200/$16 |
| Bukayo Saka (ARS) $10,200/$20 | Leroy Sane (BAY) $7,200/$18 | Musa (BEN) $6,100/$16 |
| Martin Ødegaard (ARS) $8,500/$18 | Ricardo Horta (BRA) $9,600/$14 | Yang Hyun-Jun (CEL) $3,800/$8 |
| Youssef En-Nesyri (SEV) $6,000/$18 | Khvicha Kvartskhelia (NAP) $9,000/$22 | Toni Martinez (POR) $5,500/$16 |
| Joey Veerman (PSV) $8,000/$9 | Bruma (BRA) $9,300/$15 | |
| Piotr Zielinski (NAP) $7,100/$18 | Gabriel Jesus (ARS) $7,500/$19 |
DFS Soccer: Def
| Core | Pivots | Value |
| Alexander Bah (BEN) $5,100/$12 | Sergino Dest (PSV) $3,600/$8 | Denzel Dumfries (INT) $4,600/$12 |
| Alphonso Davies (BAY) $4,400/$14 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo (NAP) $6,100/$15 | Sergio Ramos (SEV) $3,400/$11 |
| Jesus Navas (SEV) $4,200 (DK Only Defender he’s F/M on FD) | Cristian Borja (BRA) $3,800/$5 | Antonio Silva (BEN) $3,500/$12 |
DFS Soccer: Goalkeeper
| Core | Pivot | Value |
| Marko Dmitrovic (SEV) $5,200/$10 | Aaron Ramsdale (ARS) $5,800/$13 | Walter Benitez (PSV) $3,800/$6 |
| Anatolii Trubin (BEN) $5,700/$14 | ||
Synopsis:
This slate is better to build because we are missing the slate-breaking potential of Haaland and Mbappe. But what we do have for Wednesday is a lot of good DFS plays. There are three games on this slate with an implied goal total of three or more goals. The three games are Arsenal/PSV, Bayern/Utd, and Benfica/RB Salzburg. Of those three games, the two I would focus on the most by using both sides are the Arsenal and Bayern games. PSV will be a difficult test for Arsenal as they have the attacking power to compete with players Saka and Ødegaard. The Bayern against Manchester United game favors the German side thanks to the addition of Harry Kane, but United does have a few players like Eriksen and Fernandes that can help keep the game close. The Benfica game, which has a three-goal implied total, should be a one-sided affair, so I would focus solely on the Portuguese side.
On the defensive side, there are plenty of players with attacking potential on the slate. Players like Davies, Navas, and Bah do very well down the wing. Meanwhile, Silva and Ramos are value options that have goal-scoring potential from set pieces but are also playing for sides that have the best chance at a clean sheet.
Like Vecchio mentioned on Discord, you can play just about any GK on this slate besides Schlager from Salzburg. The four I mentioned are, to me, the best GKs on the slate. The two in the “core” section are goalies that are not facing teams that attack a lot, so while they won’t see many SoGs, they will likely keep their opponents off the score sheet. Ramsdale and Benitez, on the other hand, should see plenty of SOG, which will counter any goals they allow.
Drago’s Best Bets:
- Arsenal vs PSV over 2.5 Total Goals
- Benfica -1.5
- Sevilla vs Lens under 2.5 Total Goals
- Bayern vs ManUtd over 3.5 Goals
- Braga vs Napoli BTTS Yes
- Real Sociedad vs Inter Milan BTTS Yes
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