Dani, Darvich and Daghim: UEFA Youth League, Matchday 3
The standout performers from MD3 of this season's UYL.
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…
Matchday three didn’t quite hit those heights, but there’s more than enough to talk about. One of them is Galatasaray beating Bayern, which really opens up Group A. Arsenal still haven’t made their mark in the competition. Group D(eath) continues to throw up exciting games too.
Only three teams maintain their 100% records after MD3 - and you’ll be surprised by two of them. Barcelona are obvious, fair enough, but the increasingly-impressive FC København and newcomers RC Lens aren’t.
Anyway, let’s get into the standout performers of last week…
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