Leroy Sane scored a belter against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, but it wasn't enough to book Schalke's place in the quarter-finals
Leroy Sane scored a belter against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, but it wasn't enough to book Schalke's place in the quarter-finals

The Bundesliga's rising stars

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Cologne - Alongside cheap ticket prices, world-famous atmospheres and an emphasis on playing attractive, entertaining football, the thing that sets German football apart is the faith that coaches place in youth.

Where clubs in other countries often choose to purchase their talent from abroad, Germany's clubs are happy to reward their youth players by promoting them to the first team and giving them healthy experience of top-level football at a formative time in their careers.

bundesliga.com takes a look at the latest crop of young talent setting the league alight this season.