Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala headline new-look Dortmund-Bayern rivalry

Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich on Saturday with arguably the two sides' most important players, Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala, boasting a combined age of only 38. Recent meetings of Germany's two most successful clubs have often been billed as clashes between since-departed strikers Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski. Instead this weekend, Bellingham, who has captained Dortmund in their last two matches, will go up against good friend and former team-mate Musiala at Signal Iduna Park.

The now 19-year-olds played together in multiple England youth teams growing up before Musiala opted to play senior international football for Germany, making his debut last year. Musiala has nailed down a place in Bayern's starting XI this season, repaying coach Julian Nagelsmann's faith with team-leading tallies in the Bundesliga of five goals and three assists. Bellingham's rise, to the extent he has worn Dortmund's captain's armband, has maybe been even more impressive -- and more crucial to his team.

The England international netted for a third straight Champions League match in midweek during a 4-1 thumping of Sevilla in Spain. The youthful complexion of the teams goes beyond Bellingham and Musiala, however, with Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi and Giovanni Reyna and Bayern pair Mathys Tel and Ryan Gravenberch also nominated for this year's Golden Boy award, won two years ago by Haaland while he was at Dortmund. On Thursday, Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl suggested 17-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko could start on Saturday ahead of the struggling Anthony Modeste.