This is the Madrid that won its first Youth League in 2020

This afternoon, in Lausanne, the Youth A by Álvaro López has the opportunity to become the second generation in the club’s history to win the UEFA Youth League. The first was done in August 2020, in Nyon, with a mask and without an audience, under the orders of Raul Gonzalez. This is how the eleven players who started in that final against Benfica are today.

Luis Lopez He was one of the heroes of the night. The Murcian goalkeeper He stopped the penalty that ended the game and became a symbol of that generation. He was called up to the first team during the 2021-22 season, the same one in which the club won the Champions League and the League. It was like third goalkeeper before making the leap to independent professional football. He spent two seasons in Mirandés and this summer he signed for Eibarwhere he has a contract until 2027. He is 24 years old.

The rear

Sergio Santosright back of that block, never established himself in professional football after leaving Madrid. His career has spanned modest clubs. He passed by Real Unión, Real Murcia and Algeciras before arriving at the Gimnastic de Tarragonawhere he plays this season in Primera RFEF. He is the only one of the starting eleven who has not played in the Second Division.

Pablo Ramon He already had a special merit before arriving at Madrid: he had debuted with the Mallorca first team in Copa del Rey when he was only 16 years old. In Castilla he accumulated 47 games in the First Federation before being loaned to Mirandés, where he made a great season with 35 games in Second. That earned him the signing of Espanyol in the 2024 winter market. The Catalan club has loaned him this season to Racing de Santander, where he is seeking promotion to First Division.

Victor Chust He is one of the players in the eleven whose future Madrid still has something to say about. The Valencian centre-back, trained at Valencia and at La Fábrica, accumulated more than 100 games with Cádiza club that bought it but with which Madrid kept 50% of the rights in a future sale. After the relegation of Cádiz to Second, this season He is on loan to Elche with a purchase option and plays in the First Division. His brother Mark Chust is also a professional footballer and plays for UD Alzira.

Miguel Gutierrez He is, by far, the one who has reached the highest of the eleven. Already at 16 years old, José Mourinho He tried to sign him when he was coaching Manchester Unitedbut the young full-back decided to stay in Valdebebas. In the summer of 2019, Zidane called him to participate with the first team in the Audi Cup, and he was the first La Fábrica player born in 2001 to debut with the Madrid first team in League. He went to Girona in 2022, where he established himself as one of the best left backs in Spain, and in August 2025 Napoli paid 18 million euros for him. He signed until 2030. He is 23 years old.

engine room

Antonio Blanco He already appeared in 2017 on the list of the best young talents in the world. Montalbán’s midfielder has been undisputed starter at Alavéswith more than 100 games. Despite the suitors, his contract expires in 2027 and the Madrid retains 50% of its rights. Next summer will be the club’s last opportunity to get money for him.

Marvin Park is the most unique player in the eleven because of his personal history. His full name is Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park and as a young man he spent three years at English side Tranmere Rovers before arriving at La Fábrica. came to debut in LaLiga with the Madrid first team in September 2020. Loaned to Las Palmas, the Canarian club bought him permanently in 2024 for two million euros. Was one of the fastest players in LaLiga that seasonwith a maximum recorded speed of 35.2 km/h. The relegation of Las Palmas returned it to Second, where it continues this campaign.

Sergio Arribas He is the one of the eleven that came closest to establishing himself in Madrid’s first team. He debuted in LaLiga just three weeks after winning the Youth League, in September 2020, and He even played in the Champions League that same year. His first goal with the first team came in the 2023 Club World Cup, against Al Ahly. Despite this, Madrid chose not to have him and signed a six-year contract with Almería in August 2023. This season is the top scorer in the Second Division with 21 goals. At 24 years old, he is the most sought-after name of the eleven to make a leap in the next market.

Ivan Morante It has a detail that differentiates it from the rest. He was not a lifelong Madrid youth player. He arrived from Villarreal in the middle of the 2019-20 seasononly to reinforce the team in the final phase of the Youth League. He won the title and he stayed in Castillawhere a knee injury slowed his first season. He later went through Ibiza, Racing de Santander and in the summer of 2024 Burgos signed him as a property. This season he has played 35 games in the Second Division with the Castilian team.

Carlos Dotor was one of the great revelations for Raúl’s Castilla, with 23 goals in 84 games, a record that caught the attention of Celta. In Vigo He played 17 games in the First Divisionbut the change of coach – from Benítez to Claudio Giráldez – closed the doors for him. Celta loaned him to Oviedo, where pubalgia prevented him from performing, and in the winter market he went to Sporting de Gijón, with whom he also found no continuity. This season he is on loan at Málaga, in the Second Division, with a Celta contract until 2028.

The ‘9’ and a white legend on the bench

Pablo Rodríguez He scored the first goal in the final and was for weeks the most sought-after player of that generation. A native of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, he had trained at Valsequillo and UD Las Palmas before arriving at Madrid as a cadet. As soon as he won the title he signed for Italian club Leccewhere he spent several years between Serie A and Serie B, with loans to Brescia and Ascoli. Last season he returned to Spain on loan to Racing Santander, where he played 35 games and scored 7 goals. In July 2025 fHe joined Polish club Lech Poznan until 2029. Along with Miguel, he is the only one who plays abroad.

And the coach. Raul Gonzalez It was not foreseen in the original plan. When the pandemic interrupted football in March 2020, he was coaching Castilla. Juvenil A had been left without a coach after the departure of Dani Poyatos and Raúl assumed command provisionally for the final phase of the tournamentwhich was played in August in Nyon, behind closed doors and with a mask. Won. It was the first continental title in history from The Real Madrid Factory. He returned to Castilla, where he spent six seasons, the second of which He was about to take the team to the Second Division in the promotion playoff. In May 2025 he informed the club of his decision not to continue. As of today, he is without a team