Ivan Herrera 
Welcome to the 2023-2024 UCL Round of 16 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. 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 |
| Vinicius Jr., RMA (9.4K/ 21) | Rodrygo, RMA (8.7K/ 19) | Brahim Diaz, RMA (5.7K/ 15) |
| Erling Haaland, MCI (9.7K/ 24) | Xavi Simons, RBL (6.9K/ 18) | Elias Achouri, CPH (4K/ 12) |
| Jeremy Doku, MCI (8.4K/ 18) | Dani Olmo, RBL (6.5K/ 16) | |
| Kevin De Bruyne, MCI (8.6K/ 21) | Toni Kroos, RMA (7.2K/ 15) | |
| Rodri, MCI (7.3K/ 19) |
DFS Soccer: Def
| Core | Pivots | Value |
| Dani Carvajal, RMA (3.9K/ 11) | Rico Lewis, MCI (4.8K DK Only) | John Stones, MCI (3.7K DK Only) |
| David Raum, RBL (4.7K/ 16) | Ferland Mendy, RMA (3.1K/ 8) | |
| Check Discord for more value closer to lock |
DFS Soccer: Goalkeeper
| Core | Pivot | Risky GK |
| Ederson, MCI (5.9K/ 13) | Andriy Lunin, RMA (5K/ 12) | |
| Peter Gulacsi, RBL (4.5K/ 9) |
Slate Breakdown
We have an interesting slate to kick off the Champions League Round of 16. In one game we have the road team, Man City, come in as heavy favorites against a Copenhagen side that was one of the surprises of the Group Stage. This game on paper shouldn’t be too competitive and I feel like it won’t. Copenhagen gives up 1.25 goals per game in the Denmark Superligaen which is full of opponents nowhere near the caliber of City. Meanwhile City continues to be one of the best sides in Europe and currently sit 2nd in one of the best leagues in the world. My plays above and my bet for this game down below will reflect the one sidedness this game should produce.
The other game on the slate should be more competitive. While Real Madrid has been hard to stop all season, Leipzig is one of the strongest home teams remaining in the UCL. They are allowing under a goal per game at home while scoring just under three. This will be a back and forth game that should easily go over the 2.5 goals line the game opened at.
Quick Note: I think all 4 goalies are risky this slate. Copenhagen’s GK is at risk of being scored on like crazy, Ederson will face almost no shots so if he allows even one he will be negative. Then the two in the other game should face a lot of shots but are at risk of allowing a good amount of goals.
Drago’s Best Bets:
- Manchester City ML and Over 2.5 Team Total
- Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig Over 2.5 and BTTS Yes
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