Benfica will take on Red Bull Salzburg in Monday's final in Nyon, but who have been the stars of this season's edition of Europe's top youth tourname…
Since its advent in 2013, the UEFA Youth League has pitted the best teenage footballers in Europe against one another with a host of big names having got their first taste of continental competition.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joao Felix, Mason Mount and Matthijs de Ligt starred for their respective clubs when coming through the ranks, and more Youth League graduates are making their mark at the elite level each year.
So ahead of Monday's final between 2017 winners Red Bull Salzburg and three-time runners-up Benfica in Nyon, GOAL picks out the stars of this season's competition who have the potential to become star names in the next few years…
Getty ImagesJamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund)
Injury meant that Bynoe-Gittens missed Dortmund's first four Youth League matches, but once he was fit to return, he set about dominating the competition.
The 17-year-old scored six goals in five games for the German side, including both strikes and the winning spot-kick in their penalty shootout victory over Manchester United in the last 16.
The English winger, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City in 2020, has since gone on to make his first-team debut for Marco Rose's side.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesSamba Diallo (Dynamo Kyiv)
Few expected much from Dynamo Kyiv after they were pitted against Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Benfica in the group stages, but the performances of Diallo went a long way to helping them reach the knockout rounds.
The 19-year-old scored five times in Dynamo's first four games of the competition, including a double in the 4-0 away win over Bayern and a further brace in the 4-1 home victory against Barca.
His performances saw the Senegalese forward dubbed 'the new Sadio Mane', as Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Barca themselves showed interest in signing him.
Getty ImagesBradley Fink (Borussia Dortmund)
No player managed more combined goals and assists in this season's Youth League than Fink, who found the net on five occasions while setting up seven further strikes for team-mates in just eight appearances.
The 19-year-old has scored more than 30 goals for Dortmund's Under-19s in 2021-22, earning comparisons to Harry Kane for his ability to not just finish chances, but create them for others.
The Switzerland youth international did miss a crucial penalty as Dortmund lost to Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals, but he will still go down as one of the tournament's outstanding performers this season.
Getty ImagesDjeidi Gassama (Paris Saint-Germain)
PSG were one of the most exciting sides to watch throughout the competition, with winger Gassama's pace and dribbling prowess one of the main reasons why.
Playing off the left side, the 18-year-old scored five goals and laid on two assists as the French side reached the quarter-finals, with his double away at Manchester City in the group stages a particular highlight.
Premier League and Bundesliga clubs have since been linked with a move for Gassama amid reports that he is looking to leave PSG this summer in search of first-team opportunities.
