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Six teenagers scored the most points in a single competition round this week, making it the highest total for youth in the Champions League.
Lamine Yamal of Barcelona and Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal were the two stars who surprised, but those names need no introduction right now.
Chelsea kids leave a legacy
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The Blues became the first Champions League team to have three teenager scorers and gave 10 players under the age of 21 the first.
The 19-year-old Spaniard, known as a powerful, quick number nine, fired home to briefly become the club’s youngest goalscorer in the competition with Marc Guiu scoring first.
Estevao Willian, who is one year, three months old, and 20 days younger, recorded a penalty for his record on Wednesday night, which was only 33 minutes long.
Ex-England striker Wayne Rooney once referred to Estevao as a “special talent” when he scored a late winner against Liverpool earlier this month, while his Chelsea team-mate Jorrel Hato, another teenager who started against Ajax, said Barca sensation Yamal is the only player of comparison.
The 19-year-old is already a household name after a breakthrough season with the Blues last term when he played 750 minutes as they won the Europa Conference League title.
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Viktor Dadason
He made his debut in the Danish Superliga on Friday, scoring his first goal for the team.
Karl Lennart
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Karl Lennart wasted no time in showcasing why he is one of Germany’s brightest prospects on his first start for Bayern Munich.
After five minutes, Bayern scored their first goal against Club Brugge by wallowing past two defensemen with a left-footed shot into the top corner from the edge of the box.
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Dr. Fernandez
The latest talent from the famed La Masia academy production line, Dr. Fernandez made his first senior competitive start last month after taking part in Barcelona’s pre-season tour of Japan.
In Tuesday’s 6-1 victory over Olympiacos, the 17-year-old Spaniard added an assist after receiving the ball on the half-turn before flying into space and slamming a perfectly weighted pass into Fermin Lopez’s path.
Roony Bardghji
Another teenager, Roony Bardghji, who helped Lopez score a hat-trick, recently joined Barcelona from Copenhagen.
Lopez fired home from the penalty spot after the 19-year-old fizzed in a cross from an Olympiacos defender with the “elastico” talent.
Bardghji, who was born in Kuwait to Syrian parents, moved to Sweden at the age of six and made his Swedish debut earlier this month. He is said to have “similar characteristics to Mohamed Salah.”
- August 16
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Source: BBC
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