5 youngsters that will light up the UEFA Champions League this season

#2 Ousmane Dembele

Real Valladolid CF v FC Barcelona - La Liga — Dembele will be unleashed in the Champions League this term

The departure of Neymar, who completed a world-record transfer to Paris Saint Germain forced Barcelona to sign French French wonderkid, Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund during the summer of 2017. However, the winger failed to make any meaningful impact at the Nou Camp in his debut campaign due to a couple of terrible injuries.

The 21-year-old has now put his injury crisis behind him, performing at an unbelievable level since the new season began. As a matter of fact, he is currently one of the most important players in the Barcelona camp at the moment, bagging an incredible 3 goals in 4 appearances, including a brilliant winner during the Supercoppa de Espana against Sevilla.

Filled with great talent and unbelievable skills, Dembele will be a real nightmare to opposition defenders in the UEFA Champions League this season - with his incredible pace, amazing dribbling, immense creativity and fantastic goalscoring knack rendering him one of the few talents to keep an eye on in the European tournament during the campaign.

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