17-Year-Old Rayan Cherki Announces Himself To The World By Turning Alphonso Davies With Ease
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Lyon's Rayan Cherki announced himself to the world in this evening's Champions League semi-final vs Bayern Munich - by mugging off fellow teenage sensation Alphonso Davies.
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The 17-year-old came on as a substitute with the French side 2-0 down and in need of a creative spark.
Cherki managed to provide that with his first touches, by trapping the ball and catching Davies' attention.
He then turned away from the Bayern man and quickly raced down the touchline to begin an attack.
Rayan Cherki JUST turned 17 and his first involvement in the UCL semi-final is to turn one of the best LBs in the world with absolute ease.pic.twitter.com/NZkTzaVDSy
- UtdArena (@utdarena) August 19, 2020
Davies is regarded as one of the world's best full-backs and getting past him is something few have managed this campaign.
The trickery wasn't picked up by BT Sport during the game but fans on Twitter admired the youngster's quick feet.
The BT Sport commentary team completely ignored this but if Cherki was a young English player in the Premier League I am sure it would have been highlighted and replays would have been asked for.
Cherki is one of the best 3-4 teenage talents in world football.
- UtdArena (@utdarena) August 19, 2020
Glad you pointed it out I thought it went unnoticed
- ... (@manutd_1614) August 19, 2020
There's a reason that he's rated as the best youth prospect in world football
- Dyl.:gem: (@ExceIIence) August 19, 2020
In a few seconds he did what Messi wasn't able to.
- Antonio G. (@Raymax_10) August 19, 2020
Rayan Cherki's first touch on the pitch is a lovely little spin to escape a small space on the sideline and burst behind the defence.
- Scouted Football (@ScoutedFtbl) August 19, 2020
Cherki's appearance has also made him the youngest player to ever feature in a Champions League semi-final.
The Frenchman is definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Rayan Cherki was born after the release of Beyonce's Crazy In Love and is playing in a Champions League semi-final ffs.
- Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) August 19, 2020
Despite the burst of attacking intent, it didn't stop Bayern storming to a 3-0 win to book their place in Sunday's final.
Serge Gnabry opened the scoring inside the first 18 minutes with a wonderful solo effort that flew past Anthony Lopes.
Gnabry then doubled his side's lead in the 33rd minute with a left-footed effort from close range.
Robert Lewandowski added a third late in the second half to set up a huge clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
This will be Bayern's first appearance in a Champions League final since 2013 when they won the competition, beating German rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
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Featured Image Credit: BT Sport & UtdArena/Twitter
Topics: Football News, Football, Alphonso Davies, Champions League, Lyon, Bayern Munich
