Liverpool 22-man Champions League squad confirmed as Arne Slot snubs popular player
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Search Liverpool have confirmed their 22-man squad for the opening stage of the Champions League, with Federico Chiesa the most high-profile absentee.
Arne Slot made the tough call to leave out Federico Chiesa (Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool have confirmed their 22-man squad for the upcoming Champions League league phase, with the popular Federico Chiesa notably absent.
The six-time European Cup winners are looking to better their last-16 finish from last season, having qualified as Premier League champions.
The Reds kick off the league stage - where the 36 qualified teams face eight different opponents - with a home match against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday September 17.
Arne Slot's team will also welcome Real Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Qarabag to Anfield, while they'll hit the road to face Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt, Inter Milan and Marseille, with the opening stage of the tournament wrapping up in late January.
Each club can register a maximum of 25 players in their primary 'List A' squad, which must include at least eight spots reserved exclusively for what UEFA classifies as locally-trained or homegrown players - those trained by their club or another club in the same national association for a minimum of three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
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Liverpool's chosen squad includes new signings Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giovanni Leoni, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Freddie Woodman.
However, with only 17 non-homegrown players permitted on the list, Chiesa has missed out on selection for the competition's opening stage.
Rio Ngumoha is considered non-homegrown, having only joined Liverpool last year.
Trey Nyoni and Jayden Danns are also absent from the list, despite both having appeared in the Champions League last season, though they remain eligible for selection through 'List B' owing to their ages and club-trained credentials.
Clubs are permitted to register unlimited players on 'List B' throughout the campaign and can make amendments ahead of each match.
Federico Chiesa will not feature in the Champions League league phase (Image: Getty Images)
UEFA's regulations clarify the criteria: "A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 2004 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years, or a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year.
"Players aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption."
If Liverpool progress to the knockout phase - with the top eight advancing directly to the round of 16 whilst those placed ninth to 24th face a play-off - they will be permitted to modify their 'List A' by adding three new eligible players whilst maintaining the 25-man restriction.
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List A: Alisson, Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Bradley, Leoni, Robertson, Frimpong, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gravenberch, Isak, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike, Ngumoha
List B (includes): Nyoni, Danns
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