Tom Maston

The tournament gets under way in Israel on Monday, with some of the continent's top teenage talents keen to impress and lead their countries to glory

The Red Devils will face Nottingham Forest in front of a packed Old Trafford on Wednesday as they aim to win the trophy for the first time since 2011

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…

With almost all of the teams now set for the tournament in Qatar, GOAL assesses some of the teenage talent that could be on show

The 18-year-old has been crowned the best teenage player in the world by NXGN, completing a rise that has seen him thrive for both club and country

The Borussia Dortmund and Reims midfielders have been voted the best players in world football, born on or after January 1, 2003

GOAL counts down the top 50 talents born on or after January 1, 2003 from all around the world

After a dramatic last 16, who of the remaining eight sides is most likely to go on and lift the European Cup in Paris?

The 18-year-old has already played and scored for the Austrian champions' first team, and has earned a first international call-up for Switzerland

The 16-year-old winger, who is interesting the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, is already thriving in the FC Copenhagen first team

The Elland Road outfit suffered their joint-heaviest defeat ever against Manchester City on Tuesday, and have won just three league games all season

The Argentine wizard - as predicted by GOAL - won his seventh Golden Ball on November 29, beating the Bayern Munich star into second place

The 18-year-old, who is the son of a Croatia legend and has been likened to Dusan Vlahovic, has scored 15 goals for club and country already this term

The 19-year-old is impressing at Genk, two years on from becoming the youngest shot-stopper to ever appear in the Champions League

While 30 of the world's best players will fight it out for football's most prestigious individual award, there are some who are unlucky to miss out

As domestic seasons take a break to allow for international action, Goal takes a look at some lesser-known star performers of the campaign so far...

The 19-year-old has been likened to Sadio Mane having impressed with his pace and trickery during his emergence at FC Copenhagen

The 17-year-old made headlines when netting on his Molde debut, mirroring what his esteemed relative managed when he was making his way to the top