Heskey Hive: UEFA Youth League, Matchday 4

We’re coming into the final stretch of this season’s UEFA Youth League group stage. We won’t lie, it hasn’t been a classic. It’s had its moments but, all in all, it’s fallen short of its usual high standards for drama and intrigue.

Nevertheless, it’s showcased plenty of top-level talent. You’ll be hearing a lot more about those we’ve written about in the coming years, if not months, as they make the leap to senior football. Have a read of our round-ups for more.

Dani, Darvich and Daghim: UEFA Youth League, Matchday 3

The clocks have gone back, which means we’re approaching the sharp end of the UEFA Youth League group stage. Matchday two didn’t disappoint. It was fun. It had late drama, a bit of karma, and some outstanding individual performances. We wrote well over 6,000 words about it, cramming it all in. If you’ve not read it, read it below…

SCOUTED NotebookStephen Ganavas

A loss for Lens and a draw for Red Bull Salzburg means Barcelona - now missing a core of key starters, who’ve embarked for the U-17 World Cup - are the only team remaining with a 100% record. WWWW.

Elsewhere, the only groups with real jeapordy going into the last two games are the extremely competitive Group D(eath), Group F, and Group A at a push. The others are pretty much set, with Feyenoord and Atleti, City and Leipzig, and Barça and Porto all guaranteed a place in the knockout rounds.

Anyway, let’s get onto the talents of matchday 4. We’ve got Bayern, Gala, Milan, PSG, Atleti, Celtic, Arsenal and more in this one.