Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Liverpool Leave Chiesa and Endo Out of Champions League Squad
Liverpool chose its players for the next UEFA Champions League league phase.
Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo were not included in the squad.
Chiesa currently has a muscle injury.
Endo played only a small number of matches last season.
UEFA allows teams to put only 25 players on the main squad list.
Liverpool included Víctor Muñoz and several injured players.
The team will play Atlético Madrid at Anfield in September.
It will also face teams such as Porto, Villarreal, Inter Milan and Club Brugge.
Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League 2026–27 league-phase squad excludes Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo.
Víctor Muñoz is included, while injured players Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike also made the list.
UEFA limits List A squads to 25 players, including eight locally trained players.
Chiesa is recovering from a muscle injury, while Endo made only eight Premier League appearances last season.
Liverpool will begin against Atlético Madrid at Anfield in September and face seven other listed opponents.
- Who
- Liverpool, Federico Chiesa, Wataru Endo and the other players named in the club’s Champions League squad.
- What
- Liverpool announced its UEFA Champions League 2026–27 league-phase squad, omitting Chiesa and Endo.
- When
- The squad was announced for the 2026–27 tournament; Liverpool’s opening match is scheduled for September.
- Where
- Liverpool will begin at Anfield against Atlético Madrid, with other matches in Austria, Turkey, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
- Why
- UEFA limits List A squads to 25 players, while Chiesa is injured and Endo had limited appearances during the previous season.
- Tournament
- UEFA Champions League 2026–27 league phase
- Omitted players
- Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo
- Squad limit
- UEFA List A is limited to 25 players
- Locally trained requirement
- Eight List A places are reserved for locally trained players
- Opening fixture
- Atlético Madrid at Anfield in September
- Included injured players
- Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike
- Endo’s previous league appearances
- Eight Premier League appearances in 2025–26, including seven substitute appearances