Young players to know in the Women's UCL
As the Women’s Champions League restarts and concludes in the next week and a half, the eight clubs vying for success will surely lean on more experienced talent.
But younger players are sure to get their chances in the coming days, whether in the one-off knockout game or developing into a critical part of their team’s run. And for players watching from the United States, it’s worth studying some of the top, up-and-coming talent on the global stage.
For most teams, there’s been a long layoff between competitive games, so it’s difficult to know for sure how exactly the eight teams may line up. But fans in the United States can watch over the next week and a half with a CBS All-Access account.
Here is one young player from each UCL team to know – born in 1998 or earlier – either for the quarterfinals or beyond.
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