Ten Teenage Stars To Look Out For In Champions League

Desire Doue was 1 of nan teenage stars of past play arsenic he helped Paris St-Germain triumph nan Champions League for nan first time.

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, different teenager, was named successful nan squad of nan competition.

But which young stars will beryllium impressing successful this year's tournament?

The Champions League is backmost - pinch matches this week connected Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. And BBC Sport has taken a look astatine 10 teenagers that will beryllium aiming to make their people this season.

Age: 19. Position: Midfielder. Nationality: Montenegrin.

Montenegro midfielder Vasilije Adzic joined Juventus connected a three-year woody successful 2024 aft helping Buducnost Podgorica triumph nan convention title successful his location state successful his first play erstwhile only 16.

He played 9 times for Juve successful 2024-25, including 1 Champions League appearance, and played successful their Club World Cup nonaccomplishment to Manchester City connected 26 June.

Adzic has already represented his country, scoring connected his debut, connected 9 June, successful a 2-2 tie against Armenia.

Age: 19. Position: Midfielder. Nationality: English.

Just for illustration older relative Jude did, Jobe Bellingham moved from England to Borussia Dortmund, leaving Sunderland successful nan summertime aft helping them triumph promotion from nan Championship.

Jobe Bellingham, who costs nan German giants an first £27m, plays mostly arsenic either a protect aliases box-to-box midfielder, though he did occasionally characteristic arsenic a centre-forward for Sunderland.

He has represented England astatine under-21 level and will beryllium backmost successful his location state for nan Champions League, pinch Dortmund facing distant games astatine Manchester City and Tottenham.

Age: 19. Position: Attacking midfielder/winger. Nationality: Argentine.

Manchester City fans will beryllium very keen to spot really Claudio Echeverri gets connected during a season-long indebtedness astatine Bayer Leverkusen. City do person nan action to bring nan Argentine backmost to Etihad Stadium successful January if they wish to.

Echeverri joined City successful a £12.5m woody successful January 2024, but remained connected indebtedness backmost astatine River Plate for nan adjacent 12 months. He made his Premier League debut connected nan last time of nan 2024-25 play and past made a substitute quality successful City's FA Cup last nonaccomplishment to Crystal Palace.

He scored his first City extremity successful style pinch a awesome free-kick against Al-Ain during nan Club World Cup successful nan summer.

Age: 19. Position: Defender. Nationality: Dutch.

At nan property of 19, Jorrel Hato has played much than 120 nine games and represented nan Netherlands elder squad connected six occasions.

Hato, who tin play either astatine full-back aliases successful cardinal defence, made his debut for Ajax astatine 16 and captained nan broadside erstwhile only 17 - becoming nan youngest Ajax skipper successful a European match.

Last play his performances led to him being named nan apical under-21 subordinate successful nan Dutch Eredivisie earlier a £37m move to Chelsea successful August.

Age: 19. Position: Striker. Nationality: Nigerian / French.

Fast and powerful striker George Ilenikhena's profession is progressing astatine a accelerated rate.

He had a spell successful nan French 2nd section pinch Amiens, past had a good run successful 2023-24 astatine Royal Antwerp, whom he helped triumph nan Belgian Super Cup successful 2023.

After getting 14 goals successful 49 games successful that season, he moved to Monaco. He has scored against Barcelona successful nan Champions League successful some of nan past 2 seasons - successful Antwerp's 3-2 triumph successful December 2023 astatine nan property of 17, and past again successful Monaco's 2-1 triumph successful September 2024.

Age: 18. Position: Midfielder. Nationality: Argentine.

Real Madrid's Franco Mastantuono is regarded arsenic 1 of nan brightest prospects successful world football.

On 13 June, Real announced that Mastantuono would subordinate nan nine connected his 18th birthday, 14 August, signing a six-year woody aft they work together to salary his £39m (45m euros) merchandise clause to bargain him from River Plate.

He made his world debut for Argentina aged 17 successful June and has played successful each 3 of Real's La Liga matches truthful acold successful 2025-26.

Age: 19. Position: Midfielder. Nationality: French.

At nan property of 19, Senny Mayulu has 2 French Ligue 1 titles to his name, has won 2 French Cups, scored successful Paris St-Germain's Champions League last triumph and played successful nan last of nan Club World Cup.

He made his master PSG debut successful 2024 and has represented France astatine Under-20 level.

Midfielder Mayulu has mostly been utilized arsenic a substitute for PSG, but enhanced his increasing estimation erstwhile came disconnected nan chair to people nan club's 5th extremity successful their 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan successful nan Champions League last successful May.

Age: 17. Position: Winger / attacking midfielder. Nationality: English.

Rio Ngumoha was astatine Chelsea's academy earlier he moved to Liverpool successful 2024 and was only 16 erstwhile he made his debut for nan Reds, successful a 4-0 FA Cup third-round triumph complete Accrington successful January 2025.

Fast, nonstop and skilful, Ngumoha scored superb individual goals successful pre-season this summertime against some Yokohama and Athletic Club.

He past secured his spot successful nan Reds' grounds books successful August by becoming their youngest scorer successful nan Premier League pinch his victor successful nan thrilling 3-2 triumph complete Newcastle - pinch nan extremity coming 4 days earlier his 17th birthday.

Age: 18. Position: Attacking midfielder / winger. Nationality: English.

After coming done nan ranks of Arsenal's academy, Ethan Nwaneri, astatine nan property of 15, became nan youngest subordinate to look successful England's apical formation erstwhile he featured against Brentford successful September 2022.

He started successful 16 matches successful each competitions for Arsenal successful 2024-25, pinch different 21 appearances arsenic a substitute, pinch him scoring 9 goals, including 2 successful nan Champions League.

His performances led to him being nominated for nan PFA Young Player of nan Year grant and successful nan summertime he helped England triumph nan European Under-21 Championship.

Age: 18. Position: Winger / wing-back. Nationality: Portuguese.

Chelsea fans will beryllium watching Geovany Quenda intimately this play arsenic nan skilful Portuguese winger will beryllium joining nan Blues adjacent summertime for a interest of up to £44m.

He played an integral portion arsenic Sporting won nan convention and cup double successful 2024-25, pinch his move to Chelsea announced successful March.

Quenda past impressed astatine nan European Under-21 Championship, scoring 3 goals for Portugal and being named successful nan squad of nan tournament.

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.