UEFA Champions League 2008-2009

Arsenal FC manager Arsène Wenger has tipped England youth international Jack Wilshere for the top after the 17-year-old, already the club's youngest ever player, signed a three-year professional contract.

Supreme in France for the last seven seasons, Olympique Lyonnais owe much of their success to an excellent youth academy, which has spawned the likes of Karim Benzema and continues to feed the club's future.

Zoran Tošić said he would "not waste the opportunity of being a member of the greatest football family" as he aims to emulate compatriot Nemanja Vidić and become an integral member of Manchester United FC's squad.

Football scouts scour the world in search of that elusive spark of potential, but Manchester United FC's former youth coach Eric Harrison has helped more than one rough diamond become an established star at Old Trafford.

Producing talented footballers over the years has not proved a problem for Sporting Clube de Portugal, but keeping the rough diamonds they have transformed into polished gems at the club is another matter altogether.

Manchester United FC have signed FK Partizan pair Zoran Tošić (pictured) and Adam Ljajić, with manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirming: "That's the end of the transfer business for Manchester United this season."

Sergio Agüero believes Club Atlético de Madrid are strong enough to reach the UEFA Champions League final but also told uefa.com users "having a kickabout with friends is as important as playing a World Cup final".

Midfielder Alex has delighted in entertaining "the best fans in the world" since joining Fenerbahçe SK in 2004, but as he told uefa.com users, the finer points of the Turkish language and cuisine are still beyond him.

The name of the old house that hosts FC Barcelona's young recruits is synonymous with club's whole ethos and, with eight graduates from La Masia in the current side, it is also the foundation of its continued success.

Never has Arsène Wenger's nickname 'Le Professeur' seemed as apt with the Arsenal FC boss nurturing a crop of youngsters who might look more natural handing in homework than representing one of Europe's big clubs.

Sir Alex Ferguson's feat of winning the UEFA Champions League some 25 years after his first continental triumph is without precedent in the European game. uefa.com looks back on his remarkable achievement.

Manchester United FC won their second UEFA Champions League crown in 2008 although manager Sir Alex Ferguson conceded "fate had played its hand" in his side's penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea FC in Moscow.

The uefa.com chatroom had a special guest to mark the start of the new season as Italy and AS Roma great and 2008/09 UEFA Champions League final ambassador Bruno Conti was on hand to answer your questions.

Cesc Fàbregas is out for "three to four months" according to Arsenal FC manager Arsène Wenger after a scan on his injured knee revealed a ligament rupture that is likely to rule him out of the tie against AS Roma.

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti is a major doubt for their UEFA Champions League first knockout round tie against Arsenal FC after the 32-year-old striker's right thigh injury turned out to be more severe than first thought.