Federico Chiesa left out of Liverpool Champions League squad for Galatasaray clash

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Federico Chiesa won't be part of the Liverpool squad for their Champions League clash against Galatasaray despite taking part in the open training session on MondayLiverpool have left Federico Chiesa out of their squad for Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Galatasaray in Turkey. Despite participating in open training at the AXA Training Centre on Monday, the Italian international was not included in the 21-man squad confirmed by Liverpool for their second Champions League match.Chiesa was initially left out of Liverpool's squad for the first stage of the competition due to an excess of non-homegrown players, but was added last week when special dispensation was granted to the Premier League champions following a season-ending injury to Giovanni Leoni.The forward made an impact off the bench, scoring a late equaliser in the 2-1 Premier League loss at Crystal Palace on Saturday, and provided two assists in the 2-1 League Cup victory over Southampton four days prior.READ MORE: Alan Shearer highlights Liverpool 'big concern' after transfer disasterREAD MORE: Liverpool receive Michael Olise transfer update as Bayern Munich confirm contract stanceSlot had recently admitted that the club were seeking to add Chiesa to their Champions League squad for the league phase.

"Yeah, we've looked into this," he said during Friday's press conference.“I cannot tell you exactly where that process is at the moment. At the same time, Jayden Danns is sidelined with a hamstring issue, reports the Liverpool Echo.The Reds kicked off their Champions League campaign with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield, while Turkish champions Galatasaray suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat 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.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

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