Chiesa omitted from Liverpool’s UCL trip

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Federico Chiesa has been omitted from Liverpool’s latest Champions League outing.Chiesa was a fresh addition to the Premier League champions’ continental ranks after defender Giovanni Leoni suffered a season-ending knee injury.The Italy international had initially been overlooked for the Reds’ European squad before special dispensation was sought following Leoni’s setback.But Chiesa was a notable absentee from the 21-man party as Arne Slot’s side are set to travel out for Tuesday’s league phase encounter with Galatasaray.He had been part of Liverpool’s open training session at the AXA Training Centre on Monday ahead of the trip to Istanbul prior to the announcement.Fellow forward Jayden Danns is also missing from the squad for the European clash after picking up a hamstring problem in under-21s action.