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Malcom, Aouar, Mbappe and the Ligue 1 Rising Stars of the Season

Another thrilling campaign in France's top-flight unearthed yet more talented youngsters - and here are the best of them

Another Ligue 1 season has drawn to a close, with Paris Saint-Germain completing a clean sweep of domestic honours.

It was, however, a year in which another raft of promising young players established themselves as figures to watch. France's top flight has a knack of producing a steady stream of quality through the academies of its respective clubs and that was again the case as a fresh batch of youths excelled themselves.

Here is the outstanding XI, picked purely from players 21 or younger at the beginning of the season:

GOALKEEPER: ALBAN LAFONT

Alban Lafont Toulouse

Alban Lafont may only be 19, be he already has a wealth of top-flight experience in a position generally reserved for older players.