Champions League Fantasy: Top 5 budget midfielders to choose

Champions League Football is only a touching distance away. The Fantasy game that it offers is usually the one fought between heavyweights and premium priced options. But the competition's groups stage also offers plenty of budget options who offer a lot of points irregardless of price.

These players usually feature from the lesser fancied sides, hence their price in general is lower as compared to others. In Midfield especially, one can find decent attacking options who generally go unnoticed due to a lesser bit of spotlight on their league or the team in general.

To keep the options at a budget, their price have been capped at €7. Here are the 5 best options to choose

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#5 James Milner - Liverpool

While Salah and Mane have hogged the limelight in the high flying English side, Milner has been an able worker for the club who just seems to provide a lot of attacking returns season from deep. Priced at only €5.5, Milner is currently the second most chosen midfielder in the game, and for good reason - he grabbed a staggering 9 assists in Europe last season, gathering 46 points.

Mlner has continued his impressive run at the start of the current league season scoring one and assisting 2. He is currently also on spot kick duties for Liverpool. This gives him immense potential for points despite his price tag.

Liverpool though are in a tough group, facing PSG and Napoli, but you'd expect them to perform ably given the quality of their squad. Milner is a great option to free up funds for the rest of your squad while promising a lot of points himself.

#4 Yacine Brahimi - FC Porto

Brahimi is one of the chief threats in Porto's attack

Group D has to be surely looked upon as a great place to find budget players, since any of the 4 teams can qualify from the group stage and none of them are particular European heavyweights. If one has to fancy a side to end up on top, it has to be FC Porto, who are proven Champions League performers year in year out.

Algerian winger Brahimi is available for only €7 and promises a lot of attacking returns. He has scored two goals in the League so far in four games and has undoubtedly been an instrumental player for Porto for years.

Although majority of Fantasy players have gone with Danilo Pereira due to his price (€5), he has played only 8 minutes for his team as of yet and is only deployed deep in midfield. The attacking winger Brahimi is a way better option for points.

Note: A cheaper alternative to Brahimi is Octavio (€6) who plays on the opposite flank and has scored 1 goal and provided 2 assist in the league.

#3 Marlos - Shakhtar Donestsk

Marlos is an able goal scorer from midfield

Priced at only €6, the ex-Brazilian winger is a great choice for a budget midfield option who promises goals from midfield. Shakhtar would definitely be fancying their chances of qualifying from their group taking the second spot.

Marlos would be ultimately crucial for them in this regard. He has started the season off on a flier scoring 4 goals in 7 games. His experience in Europe will also prove handy as fans of the Europa league know that he has been a regular scorer in the competition.

His alternative on the opposite flank, Taison, is currently priced a million higher. Looking at the current form of the two players, Marlos is no doubt the much more dependable choice.

#2 Rony Lopes - AS Monaco

Lopes comes ultra cheap despite his attacking potential

Group A promises to be a tough one to predict with Monaco fighting with Atletico Madrid and Dortmund for the spot in the knockout round. Also Club Brugge are by no means are a pushover.

While AS Monaco have fallen a bit off radar after a couple of high flying European campaigns, they still boast of quality players in their side who have a potential for a lot of points.

Rony Lopes comes only at €6. He has arguably been Monaco's best player in the opening month of the new season. An attacking midfielder cum winger, he is usually deployed on the left flank while also at times slotting in at the number 10 role.

This gives him am immense potential to be among the goals and assists in the competition. He has already opened his account in Ligue 1. To get an attacking outlet at such cheap price from a decent European club is a rarity to see.

#1 Pizzi - SL Benfica

Pizzi has been on fire recently for his club

Benfica are huge favorites to progress behind Bayern in Group E. They have started their League season brilliantly, sitting currently on top with 3 wins in 4. The player who has been instrumental in their winning is the Portuguese attacking midfielder Pizzi.

Pizzi has scored 4 goals and assisted 2 thus far in the league. That is a return par expectations for the midfielder who failed to score in Europe last season. That does loo like it will change this year.

His form and more importantly his price - €6.5, make him apt for an under the radar budget deal. Only 1% of the managers have the Portuguese in their squad right now. While their opening game against Bayern might prove to be a toughie, the ones up next could gather him a lot of points.