# Champions League breakthrough team of 2019

URL: https://technosports.co.in/champions-league-breakthrough-team-of-2019/  
Published: 2019-12-30  
Updated: 2019-12-30  
Author: Rahul Roy

## UEFA have officially announced the Champions League breakthrough team of 2019.

UEFA have picked out a team of young players who have broken through in the UEFA Champions League this calendar year.

In order to narrow the field, they set the following criteria:  
1. aged 24 or under  
2. UEFA Champions League debut in 2019 or only limited prior experience and made a major leap this year.

![champions league breakthrough team of 2019](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ucl-1.jpg)

#### Goalkeeper

**Alex Meret** – 22 (Napoli)  
Meret has been long tipped for the top. He has looked right at home in his first UEFA Champions League campaign. He has conceded just four times in six outings.

![Achraf Hakimi](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ah.jpg)
*Achraf Hakimi*

#### Defenders

**Achraf Hakimi** – 21 (Borussia Dortmund)  
The Real Madrid academy product is a key cog in Lucien Favre’s dynamic system and. He has scored four group stage goals which shows that the Moroccan is not shy of coming forward.

**Benjamin Pavard** – 23 (Bayern München)  
The World Cup winner is hardly unknown, but 2019/20 provided his first taste of Europe’s premier club competition. Bayern Munich’s defensive future looks bright with Alphonso Davies also emerging.

**Dayot Upamecano** – 21 (Leipzig)  
Another French defender who has prospered in Germany. Upamecano is dynamic at the back but it is his comfort on the ball that has drawn the admiration of many.

**Renan Lodi** – 21 (Atletico Madrid)  
The departure of Filipe Luís and Lucas Hernández left a big void at left-back for Atletico Madrid. But the tireless Brazilian Renan Lodi has helped fill it at both ends of the pitch.

![dani olmo](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/do.jpg)
*Dani Olmo*

#### Midfielders

**Sander Berge** – 21 (Genk)  
Genk had a challenging group stage but their towering Norwegian midfielder shone bright. His intelligence and leadership have attracted many suitors.

**Kai Havertz** – 20 (Bayer Leverkusen)  
In his fourth season in senior football, the skillful Havertz is being classed in Germany as an Alleskönner – a player who can do everything. This autumn we learned the reason behind his name.

**Dani Olmo** – 21 (Dinamo Zagreb)  
Dani Olmo looks to be profiting from the difficult decision to leave Barcelona in search of first-team chances in 2014. He has enjoyed a winning debut for Spain in November.

![rodrygo](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/r-4.jpg)
*Rodrygo*

#### Forwards

**Rodrygo** – 18 (Real Madrid)  
According to Zinedine Zidane, he is a player who has got a bit of everything. The Brazilian youngster announced himself with a perfect hat-trick against Galatasaray.

**Erling Braut Haaland** – 19 (Salzburg)  
The Norway forward completed a first-half hat-trick on his UEFA Champions League debut against Genk. He has scored in each of his first five outings. And now [he has agreed to a move to Borussia Dortmund](https://technosports.co.in/2019/12/29/borussia-dortmund-have-signed-teenage-sensation-erling-braut-haaland/) in January.

**Lautaro Martínez** – 22 (Inter)  
Five group stage goals were not enough to take the Nerazzurri through but they certainly showcased Lautaro’s attributes: pace, power, industry, flexibility and a nose for goal.

*All data and information collected from [UEFA’s official website](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2635905.html).*

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