During the last days of 2016, the French publication "L'Equipe" compiled a list of promising U-21 players.
The future team is guarded by the 17-year-old Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The defensive line is formed by Hector Bellerin of Arsenal, Jonathan Tah and Alessio Romagnoli of Bayer Leverkusen and Milan. The last player in the line is the future talent Jordi Alba, known as Jose Luis Gaya of Valencia.
Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich, along with his teammates Renato Sanchez, Adrienu Rabiot and Dele Alli from PSG and Tottenham, formed a strong quartet.
Potential threats to opponents include Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City and Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund.
Among the players who made the list are Andreas Christensen, Nathan Ake, Julian Weigl, Christian Pulisic, Leroy Sane, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.