Barcelona's Isaac Cuenca

Ahead of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona, we take a close look at the European champion's young attacking talent Isaac Cuenca.

Full name: Joan Isaac Cuenca Lopez

Date of birth: April 27, 1991 (20 years old)

Place of birth: Reus, Catalonia

Nationality: Spanish

Height: 1.81m (5ft 11in)

Position: Forward

Current club: Barcelona

Previous clubs: Sabadell (loan), Barcelona B

Yet another product of Barcelona's famous La Masia academy, Isaac Cuenca has broken into the first-team picture this season.

Since making his debut in the final two minutes of a Champions

Ahead of Manchester United's Europa League tie with Athletic Bilbao, we take a close look at the Basque club's talented young forward Iker Muniain.

Player: Iker Muniain
Date of birth: December 19, 1992 (age: 19)
Place of birth: Pamplona
Nationality: Spanish, Basque
Height: 1.69m (5ft 6in)
Position: Forward
Current club: Athletic Bilbao
Previous clubs: None

It takes rare talent to break into a Spain side that are reigning European and world champions but, at just 19 years of age, Muniain was handed his debut in a friendly against Venezuela in February as Vicente del Bosque rewarded the forward

Ahead of Arsenal's Champions League last-16 second leg against Milan, we take a closer look at the Rossoneri's versatile Dutch midfielder Urby Emanuelson.

Urby Emanuelson

Player: Urby Emanuelson

Date of birth: June 16, 1986 (age 25)

Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nationality: Dutch

Height: 1.76m (5ft 9.5in)

Current club: Milan

Former clubs: Ajax, Voorland SC (youth)

Euroscout seems to spend a lot of time looking at the products of Dutch academies, our past two reports having been on Christian Eriksen (Ajax) and Kevin Strootman (PSV, formerly of Sparta Rotterdam's youth set-up).

But the making of

Ahead of England's pre-Euro 2012 friendly against Netherlands at Wembley on Wednesday, we take a look at Oranje midfielder Kevin Strootman.

Player: Kevin Strootman
Date of birth: February 13, 1990 (age: 22)
Place of birth: Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Position: Midfielder
Current club: PSV Eindhoven
Former clubs: Sparta Rotterdam, Utrecht

The abiding image of Netherlands' World Cup campaign was the boot of Nigel de Jong plunging into the chest of Xabi Alonso as Bert van Marwijk's side disgusted disciples of Total Football with a horribly cynical

Christian Eriksen is one of Europe's finest young talentsAhead of Manchester United's Europa League tie with Ajax, we take a closer look at the Amsterdam club's highly-rated young playmaker Christian Eriksen.

Player: Christian Eriksen
Date of birth: February 14, 1992 (age 20)
Place of birth: Middelfart, Denmark
Nationality: Danish
Height: 1.75m (5ft 10in)
Position: Attacking midfielder
Current club: Ajax
Former clubs: OB Odense
Eriksen has become a key player in the Danish national sideFor a player schooled at the famous Ajax academy and who now shoulders the expectation of the Danish nation, accolades come no higher than the great Johan Cruyff stating that Eriksen is "a player I really like with all my

Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene

We take a closer look at Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene after he produced an outstanding display to help his country complete a shock 1-0 win over Ghana in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations.

Player: Kennedy Mweene
Date of birth: December 11, 1984 (Age 27)
Place of birth: Lusaka, Zambia
Nationality: Zambian
Height: 1.82m (5ft 11.5in)
Position: Goalkeeper
Current club: Free State Stars (South Africa)
Former clubs: Lusaka Dynamos, Kitwe United

Background:

In a land renowned for copper, Zambia have a touch of gold in their inspirational goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene.

At 27, he has his best

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in action against Tunisia

We take a closer look at Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after their surprise qualification for the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations.

Player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Date of birth: June 18, 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth: Laval, France
Nationality: Gabonese (also holds French and Italian nationalities)
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Position: Winger/forward
Current club: St Etienne
Former clubs: Milan, Dijon (loan), Lille (loan), Monaco (loan)

Background: Like Ghana's Andre Ayew, Aubameyang is the son of a former player — defender Pierre snr, who is head scout at Milan.

There are

Andre Ayew inherits quite a football legacy

We take a closer look at Marseille and Ghana star Andre Ayew as the Black Stars embark on their African Cup of Nations campaign.

Player: Andre Ayew
Date of birth: December 17, 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth: Seclin, France
Nationality: Ghanaian
Height: 1.76m (5ft 9in)
Position: Winger/forward
Current club: Marseille
Former clubs: Lorient (loan), Arles-Avignon (loan)

Background: As the son of a man who was once named as one of the 100 greatest living footballers by Pele, and also derived his nickname from the greatest striker of all time, it is perhaps no surprise that Andre Ayew is