Euro 2024: Five young players to shine

Again, it is at a tournament as big as the Euros that such a decisive moment is where these new faces can prove themselves. He makes himself prominent to the world. These are the 5 players under 21 who did really well in the league stage.

Nico Williams (Spain)

Spain's performance in the league stage has made this team a real contender for the title. One player who has played well for Spain during this time is 21-year-old Nico Williams. The Euro final will be held in Berlin. Just two days before that, he will be 22 years old. He played an equally important role in helping his boyhood club Athletico Bilbao win the Copa del Rey.

It was the club's first title in 40 years. He has indicated that he can contribute to Spain for a long time in international football. In the 1-0 win against Italy, this winger continuously weaved attacks. It was also 'Player of the Match'. After the match he was personally congratulated by the King of Spain. What happened next and Williams also said, "I've been dreaming of this happening since I was young."

Jamal Musiala (Germany)

This Jamal Musiala also just turned 21 years old. He has proven to be the biggest force in the host team's attack at the Euros. He has scored two goals for Germany in the opening two matches of Group A. That's why Germany won both these games.

When Germany were knocked out of the World Cup early in 2022, he was still a raw player. Now he is on his way to becoming a complete player. He is adept at scoring goals with his 'creative attacking' game. For Bayern Munich, he did not do well last season. Forgetting that, he is playing now. He formed a strong partnership with Florian Wirtz for the German attack. He was named 'Player of the Match' in the opening 5-1 defeat of Scotland. When he was questioned about that game, the answer was, 'Maybe I did the best performance in this game so far.'

Jude Bellingham (England)

He just turned 20 years old. However, English midfielder Bellingham has become the focal point of his team. He has been covering for the English team since the 2022 World Cup. He scored the decisive goal in England's only victory. He entered the competition with La Liga and European Champions League titles behind him, for Real Madrid. If England will make a long journey to the Euros this time

Bellingham will have to do well with Harry Kane and Phil Foden. Bellingham, who won everyone's hearts by playing well for Borussia Dortmund in the early game, then repeated the same game for Real. He is already considered to be a big potential star of world football.

Arda Guler (Turkey)

19-year-old Turkish player Arda Guler is also a young and new star player of Real Madrid. He proved that he is in form by scoring 5 goals in the last 5 games of the league stage for Real. He has maintained this rhythm in the Euros as well. He scored the goal in the 1-1 draw against Georgia. It is expected to be the best goal of the tournament. For this he had a powerful shot from a long distance.

At the same time, he became the youngest player to score a goal in the debut Euro at 19 years and 114 days. He has surpassed the achievement of Cristiano Ronaldo. Guler was not even born when Ronaldo made this record. Ronaldo is probably playing the last Euros of his playing career. In this way, the journey from Ronaldo to Guler can be considered a generational transfer.

Lamin Yamal (Spain)

Barcelona's winger, Lamin Yamal. He made his debut in Spain's 3-0 win against Croatia. His age at that time was 16 years and 338 days. In the process, he became the youngest player to play at the Euros. Not only that, he played a role in one of Spain's goals. In this way, the name of the youngest player who 'assisted' for the goal was written. His performance in the match against Italy was also excellent. In the match against Albania, he came from the bench and played.

Spain won all three matches in the league stage and Yamal's performance in them attracted many. Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente is also very impressed with his performance. Funte is also in favor of not putting any kind of pressure on Yamal and letting him play openly. He believes that these are the star players of the future.