EURO 2020 Fantasy Football MD1 Captain Picks – Is Ronaldo still a top pick?

With Euro 2020 close to kicking off, I will be covering captaincy picks every matchday for the tournament. The rules of EURO 2020 Fantasy Football is different to that of the FPL and other fantasy games so I would suggest readers go through them in detail on UEFA’s official website.

With regards to captaincy, you don’t have to necessarily stick with one captain for the entire round. Each MD is spread over multiple days and you have the option of switching your captain before the first game kicks off of that particular day.

Five MDs in EURO 2020 Fantasy Football

The games in MD1 are spread across 5 days and we have the option to switch captains and make subs before the first game of that day.

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This gives you multiple options for captaincy, if your players do not perform well on the first day then you can switch your captain to someone playing on the next day until you are satisfied with their score.

Do keep in mind that once you remove the armband off from a player you previously had as a captain you lose their captaincy points.

So I would only consider switching captaincy to someone playing on the next day if your previous captain scored less.

There are no bonus points in the game and a slightly different scoring system so I think I would consider a score of around 7-8 to be a viable threshold that might be enough for me to move the armband to the next day unless I really fancy the player who is yet to play.

So, without further ado, here are my Top 3 captaincy picks for each day of MD1!

Euro 2020 Day 1: Turkey vs Italy

Pick #3: Leonardo Spinazzola

The AS Roma left-back possesses some serious attacking threat and given Italy’s solid defence he could have serious upside if he starts.

Luckily, the Italy game is the first one of the tournament so we will know whether or not he is starting before the deadline.

Pick #2: Domenico Berardi/Federico Chiesa

Two players who have had absolutely fantastic seasons at club level. Although it must be noted that Chiesa’s stats for the National team are a bit underwhelming with just 1 goal and 5 assists in 25 games.

Who starts among them could still be a bit of a toss-up but based on their recent friendlies it seems likely that Berardi will get the nod. Luckily this is something we don’t need to worry about for MD1 as we will get the Italy lineup as mentioned earlier.

Pick #1: Lorenzo Insigne

Pretty much nailed and a key part of their attack, Insigne is a solid captaincy option for the first day in my opinion.

Note that I have not mentioned Ciro Immobile because he is not a good pick for his price in general, his record for the national team is quite underwhelming.

Having said that, if I had him I would probably captain him over everyone mentioned above, but his price tag makes it a no-go for me.

Euro 2020 Day 2

Wales vs Switzerland
Denmark vs Finland
Belgium vs Russia

Pick #3: Dries Mertens

With De Bruyne likely to miss out on the first game, Mertens is likely to slot into the front 3 and could be a nice differential pick in case you cannot stretch to Lukaku.

Pick #2: Romelu Lukaku

De Bruyne not playing the first game is far from ideal for Lukaku fantasy-wise but he should still get plenty of chances here and considering his amazing record with the national team you can never bet against him. The away game for Belgium is the only reason he’s not #1 for me.

Pick #1: Christian Eriksen:

Eriksen is an absolute talisman for Denmark and faces a Finland team that is clearly a fixture to target. Not to forget the extra points mids get for CS points and goals which make me lean towards him over the forwards.

Euro 2020 Day 3

England vs Croatia
Austria vs North Macedonia
The Netherlands vs Ukraine

Pick #3: Marcel Sabitzer

Austria’s star midfielder might be slightly expensive in the game but he has looked extremely sharp in recent friendlies.

He also has a knack for taking long shots from outside the box which is a big plus considering there’s an extra point for goals outside the box in Euro Fantasy Football.

Pick #2: Harry Kane

Croatia’s form has been quite underwhelming going into this tournament but they are never an easy team to come up against.

You would still fancy Kane here though, the striker who is coming off the back of an incredible personal season with Spurs.

He was the recipient of the Golden Boot at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He is also the odds-on favourite to win the Golden Boot at this summers Euros.

Pick #1: Memphis Depay

The two players mentioned above are without a doubt the star men for their country but Depay is much more of a talismanic figure considering how much the Dutch depend on him.

Even if the Oranje disappoint, you can expect Depay to deliver the goods. He has an incredible record for his country and is going into the Euros with 3 goals and 2 assists in the last 2 friendlies vs Scotland and Georgia.

Euro 2020 Day 4

Scotland vs The Czech Republic
Poland vs Slovakia
Spain vs Sweden

Pick #3: Dani Olmo

Olmo is in good form for his country having scored in his last 2 starts for Spain. He could be one of the breakout stars of this tournament in my opinion.

The only worry is that he is not completely nailed but the Leipzig youngster is arguably the best option in his price bracket.

Pick #2: Ferran Torres

Ferran has been in incredible form for Spain over his last few appearances and should be nailed on to start, which makes him worth the extra 1m over Olmo for me.

He also seemed to play in a very advanced position in Spain’s recent friendly vs Portugal and came very close to scoring on multiple occasions.

Pick #1: Robert Lewandowski

The Polish striker is massively going under the radar in my opinion, which is understandable due to the hefty price tag and dearth of striker options, especially in the premium bracket.

But the fixture is there for the taking vs Slovakia, and I think Lewandowski is the most explosive differential you can have in MD1, especially with regards to captaincy.

Euro 2020 Day 5

Hungary vs Portugal
France vs Germany

Pick #3: Kylian Mbappe

Not the most ideal fixture for Mbappe but we all know how good France are. Germany have been underperforming of late so it won’t be surprising to see France get all 3 points here.

Benzema took the last penalty in the 3-0 friendly win vs Wales but his miss might mean that Mbappe takes the next one for Les Bleus.

Pick #2: Diogo Jota

Another high upside player who isn’t exactly nailed, Jota is a cheaper way into the Portugal attack compared to someone like Ronaldo or Bruno Fernandes.

I don’t think Bruno is worth his price tag here due to his underwhelming record with the National team and with him not being on penalties.

Pick #1: Cristiano Ronaldo

Coming in at a hefty price tag like Mbappe, Ronaldo is a great player to own for this week at least.

You can never write off this man and a great fixture on MD1 makes him a solid shout although, I don’t think Hungary are as bad defensively as people are expecting.

You would still expect this to be comfortable for Portugal though, and Ronaldo should be at the heart of it all.

Ideally, you shouldn’t need to depend on him as captain as you should have hopefully gotten a solid captaincy return in the first 4 days.