Arne Slot leaves out first-team player from Liverpool’s Champions League squad

Arne Slot has released his squad database for Liverpool Football Club that volition play astatine the radical signifier of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League.

The large omission was Italy's guardant Federico Chiesa who scored the 3rd extremity successful the opening league crippled of the play against Bournemouth. 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha was included successful Liverpool’s 22-player List A which was submitted to UEFA connected Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

UEFA rules corroborate that teams tin sanction a squad of up to 25 players for their competitions. Eight of those 25 request to beryllium ‘locally-trained’ and they are divided into 2 antithetic categories.

Club-trained players indispensable person been registered with the nine for astatine slightest 3 seasons betwixt the ages of 15 and 21, portion association-trained players indispensable person been registered with a nine successful the aforesaid relation (country) for astatine slightest 3 seasons betwixt the ages of 15 and 21. However, the clubs are lone allowed a maximum of 4 association-trained players arsenic portion of their eight-strong quota.

The List A squad besides includes caller signings Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giovanni Leoni, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Freddie Woodman

Liverpool’s Champions League squad

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman

Defenders: Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong

Midfielders: Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Alexis MacAllister, Ryan Gravenberch

Forwards: Alexander Isak, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Rio Ngomaha

Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League fixtures;

Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid — September 17, 2025, 8pm

Galatasaray vs Liverpool — September 30, 2025, 8pm

Frankfurt vs Liverpool — October 22, 2025, 8pm

Liverpool vs Real Madrid - November 4, 2025, 8pm

Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven November 26, 2025, 8pm

Inter vs Liverpool — December 9, 2025, 8pm

Marseille vs Liverpool — January 21, 2026, 8pm

Liverpool vs Qarabag — January 28, 2026, 8pm

Liverpool supporters volition anticipation they look arsenic Champions of Europe pursuing the caller players they brought successful during the 2025 summertime transportation window.

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