Federico Chiesa absent from Liverpool Champions League squad for Galatasaray
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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCFederico Chiesa has not been named in Liverpool's 21-man travelling squad for the Champions League clash against Galatasaray at Rams Park on TuesdayFederico Chiesa has not been selected by Liverpool for their Champions League clash against Galatasaray in Turkey on Tuesday evening. Chiesa took part in open training on Monday morning at the AXA Training Centre ahead of the flight out to Istanbul for the game on Tuesday.However, the Italy international was not part of the 21-man squad confirmed by Liverpool for the second game of their Champions League programme.Chiesa had initially been omitted from Liverpool's squad for the first stage of the competition due to the Reds having too many non-homegrown players, but was registered last week when special dispensation was given to the Premier League champions following a season-ending injury to Giovanni Leoni.READ MORE: Federico Chiesa trains alongside Hugo Ekitike after Liverpool recall as injured striker missingThe forward came off the bench to score a late equaliser in the 2-1 Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, and provided two assists when starting the 2-1 League Cup win at home to Southampton four days earlier.Liverpool have included Hugo Ekitike after the striker served a one-match domestic suspension at the weekend, with 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha also involved and Freddie Woodman the third of three stipulated goalkeepers.Teenage midfielder Trey Nyoni is absent and likely to instead play for the under-19s in the UEFA Youth League game against Galatasaray on Tuesday afternoon, while Jayden Danns is missing with a hamstring problem.The Reds opened their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 home win over Atletico Madrid a fortnight ago while Turkish champions Galatasaray were thumped 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.LIVERPOOL SQUAD v GALATASARAY: Alisson, Gomez, Endo, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Bradley, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike, Mamardashvili, Robertson, Woodman, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Ngumoha.Follow us on Twitter @LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook/LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up for one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.