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22nd May 2015
02:02pm BST

The discussion got us thinking "who would win if we had the best XI in the world under 24 taking on the best team over 33?"
If you're wondering why we picked those seemingly arbitrary ages... we just did. So deal with it. It also eliminates posers like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.
The criteria for selection is that the player must have celebrated their 34th birthday or awaiting their 24th birthday and playing in one of the top five European leagues.
We had to cheat a bit at right-back by using Juventus' Andrea Barzagli on the right of a centre-back pairing that was always going to feature John Terry and almost didn't include Martin Demichelis. It was between Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra for a spot at left-back but the Frenchman got it just based on the fantastic season he's had.
We've opted to flood the midfield because there are so few veteran wide men out there who can do a job so we've plumped for the legendary pairing of Andrea Pirlo and Xavi in the engine room with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard more advanced.
Up front, we've gone for the ageless duo of Francesco Totti and Didier Drogba who can still cause trouble for any back four.
The right back slot was pretty nailed on for Dani Carvajal and our centre halves were a simple decision too with Marquinhos lining up alongside Raphael Varane. David Alaba completes our back four.
Midfield had us torn but we gave the nod to Koke, Paul Pogba and Isco who have all come on leaps and bounds this season.
Neymar was the first name on our teamsheet so his place up front will surprise few and he's supported by the Bundesliga duo of Mario Goetze and Kevin de Bruyne.
Result:
While we think the Masters may boss possession with the likes of Xavi and Pirlo exchanging passes for fun and the crafty Totti and Drogba holding up play waiting for support, we reckon the flair of the attacking trio of our youngsters would be able to test the tiring legs of John Terry and Martin Demichelis.
We'd have this finishing 3-1 to the Young Bucks.Explore more on these topics: