UEFA.com picks out a team of young players who have broken through in the UEFA Champions League this calendar year.
In order to narrow the field, we set the following criteria: i) aged 24 or under; ii) UEFA Champions League debut in 2017 or only limited prior experience and made a major leap this year. This is what we came up with:
Goalkeeper: Ederson (Benfica/Manchester City), 24
Almost single-handedly won Benfica the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Dortmund earlier in the year and has gone from strength to strength at City. His comfort on the ball sets the tone for Josep Guardiola’s side and seldom has he e…