Liverpool name 22-man CL squad with Ngumoha and Chiesa left out

Liverpool have named a 22-player squad for the Champions League group phase that includes teenage winger Rio Ngumoha but omits Italy international Federico Chiesa, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Head coach Arne Slot submitted a trimmed List A of 22 players ahead of the campaign, which begins with a home game against Atletico Madrid on September 17, leaving room for later adjustments under UEFA rules that permit squads of up to 25.

The decision to include Ngumoha, who turned 17 last week after joining from Chelsea in September 2024 and scored a late winner on his Premier League debut at Newcastle, cost Chiesa one of the 17 available non-homegrown slots. UEFA requires that List A contain no more than 25 players and that at least eight be homegrown, split between club-trained and association-trained players. Clubs may supplement List A with an unlimited List B of young players who meet continuous-registration criteria, but Ngumoha does not qualify for List B because he has not been at Liverpool for the uninterrupted two-year period required since his 15th birthday.

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