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Teams participating in this season's Champions League have submitted their 25-player squads this week for use during the competition's league phase.
This follows the close of the summer transfer window across most of Europe, with those rosters now frozen until February, when—following the January transfer window—clubs will have the chance to make additions and changes ahead of the knockout rounds.
Each team is permitted to select 25 players on 'List A,' with a deadline of 11:59 p.m. CET (5:59 p.m. ET, 10:59 p.m. BST) on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Of those 25 players, at least eight must be 'locally trained,' including four who are 'club trained.' Club-trained players must have spent a minimum of three seasons, or 36 months, at that club between the ages of 15 and 21. The 'locally trained' requirement is the same but applies to any club within the same nation.
Clubs may also maintain an unlimited 'List B' for players born on or after Jan. 1, 2005 who have been at the same club for two uninterrupted years since turning 15. New signings who would otherwise qualify for List B are ineligible—for instance, new Manchester United winger Tynan Thompson, who had to be registered by the Red Devils on List A instead.
The existence of List B means clubs don't need to use valuable List A spots on players like Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly and Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo. They can be omitted from List A and still feature because they meet the age and club eligibility criteria.
However, some clubs still face difficult decisions about leaving players out entirely when List A space runs short and those players don't qualify for List B.
Real Madrid Cut Two-Time Champions League Winner
Real Madrid chose not to include Ferland Mendy, who is currently sidelined but not expected to miss an extended period. Los Blancos already have Marc Cucurella and Álvaro Carreras ahead of him in the left back pecking order, and the Frenchman has a well-documented history of injury problems. Rodrygo does make the squad, despite his ACL recovery not being expected to conclude until January.
An injury has kept Roony Bardghji out for Barcelona. The young Swedish winger tore his ACL in August and is expected to miss the entire season, with no chance of returning before the league phase concludes.
Liverpool Make Tough, Necessary Call
Liverpool opted for James McConnell in midfield over experienced campaigner Wataru Endō, leaving the veteran Japan international restricted to domestic competitions in what is likely his last campaign at Anfield. Federico Chiesa is also absent, having slipped so far down the winger depth chart that Champions League minutes were unlikely to come his way regardless.
Manager Andoni Iraola did include Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitiké, indicating both players should recover from injury in time to contribute during the league phase.
At Aston Villa, new $40.5 million (£30 million) center back Taylor Harwood-Bellis, brought in to fill the void left by Ezri Konsa after the England defender moved to Arsenal, also missed out as Villa's squad was reduced from 25 to 23 due to insufficient club-trained players. Teen prodigy Brian Madjo was similarly left out—the 17-year-old required a List A spot since he only joined the club from Metz in 2026.
Manchester United, Manchester City, and Arsenal each named their Champions League squads without any notable omissions, while the same was true for Bayern Munich and back-to-back defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.