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Fati, Camavinga and the NxGn wonderkids to watch in this season's Champions League

The Champions League is back for another season as the great and the good of European football begin their journeys towards what they hope will be the final in Istanbul.

While the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo tend to capture most of the pre-tournament headlines, the competition also offers the opportunity for some of the new stars of the game to showcase their talents to a global audience.

Just last season we saw Erling Haaland stun the world with his goalscoring exploits in Europe, netting 10 goals in eight appearances for Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund as the Norway international announced himself as the game's next great No.9.

Alphonso Davies, too, put in a number of stunning performances as a marauding full-back for eventual champions Bayern Munich in the knockout stages while NxGn 2020 winner Rodrygo became the youngest player to score a Champions League hat-trick in the group stages for Real Madrid.

But which teenager will be this season's breakout star in Europe's premier club competition?  Goal  breaks down 10 potential candidates to follow in the footsteps of Haaland, Davies and Rodrygo...

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