Ivan Herrera 
Welcome to the 2023-2024 UCL Quarter-Finals Rankings!
And then there were eight. We have reached the quarter-finals of Europe’s biggest club competition.
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. 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 |
| Martin Ødegaard (M), Arsenal | Jude Bellingham (M), Real Madrid | Thomas Müller (M/F), Bayern |
| Vinícius Júnior (M/F), Real Madrid | Harry Kane (F), Bayern | Toni Kroos (M), Real Madrid |
| Bukayo Saka (M/F), Arsenal | Kevin De Bruyne (M), Man City | |
| Joshua Kimmich (M), Bayern | Gabriel Martinelli (M/F), Arsenal | |
| Erling Haaland (F), Man City | Bernardo Silva (M/F), Man City |
DFS Soccer: Def
| Core | Pivots | Value |
| Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid | Antonio Rüdiger, Real Madrid | William Saliba, Arsenal |
| Alphonso Davies, Bayern | Jakub Kiwior, Arsenał | John Stones, Man City |
| Check Discord for more value closer to lock |
DFS Soccer: Goalkeeper
| Core | Pivot | Risky GK |
| David Raya, Arsenal | ||
| Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid | ||
| Ederson, Man City | ||
| Sven Ulreich, Bayern (Neuer is still 4th for me if he starts) |
Quick Slate Notes:
- Let me start the notes by saying every goalie on the slate is risky. These are four of the best teams in Europe who have the firepower to score multiple goals against anyone. So instead of picking one as my core goalie, I listed the four in risky by order of preference.
- Like I mentioned above, all four teams have a lot of players who can score, so I tried to list out the players who will most likely end up on the score sheet on Tuesday.
- Arsenal should beat Bayern at the Emirates thanks to the trio of Ødegaard, Martinelli, and Saka. Those three are the main focus of Arsenal’s attack, so any goal the Gunners score should, at worst, be assisted by one of them. My favorite of the three is Ødegaard because he is the main set piece taker for Arsenal.
- The Real Madrid and Manchester City games should be tight, with goals scored by both sides. Haaland is almost a must-play on DraftKings with his 8K price. On the Madrid side, Vini Jr. comes in with 16 goals and assists, which is only behind Bellingham for the team lead.
- On the Bayern side, Kane and Kimmich are two of the Germans’ best players. Kane has 22 more league goals than the second-best on the team, while Kimmich is their set-piece specialist. I included Muller as well in the value section because he is one of the team’s most experienced players, and if he is given space, he can make Arsenal pay
Drago’s Best Bets:
- Arsenal ML
- Arsenal/Bayern Game Total Over 2.5
- Man City/Real Madrid BTTS Yes and Over 3.5
- Bukayo Saka Any Time Goal
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