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Chelsea Champions League Squad 2025/26: League Phase Roster Including Nearly All New Signings
Tottenham's 22-man Champions League squad excludes Mathys Tel and five others due to injury, disciplinary issues, and UEFA homegrown player rules, limiting the squad from the usual 25.
- Chelsea registered a 23-player Champions League A List squad for the 2025/26 league phase amid UEFA squad restrictions on September 3, 2025.
- These restrictions stem from UEFA rules requiring clubs to include at least eight locally trained players, with a minimum of four club-trained players, limiting Chelsea's full registration.
- Chelsea omitted new signings Federico Buonanotte and Raheem Sterling, along with academy players Axel Disasi and David Datro Fofana, due to roster limits and squad strategy.
- Chelsea faces a challenging group phase with games against Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Ajax, Pafos, Atalanta, Napoli, and Qarabag in multiple European cities.
- Clubs can make up to three changes for the knockout stage, so Chelsea may adjust their roster including previously omitted players depending on injuries or transfers.
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Tottenham leave £35m summer signing out of Champions League squad
Mathys Tel is yet to start under Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank (Picture: Getty) Tottenham’s £35m summer signing Mathys Tel has not been included in the club’s Champions League squad in a shock decision. Tel spent time on loan at Spurs from Bayern Munich last season before Tottenham made the move permanent in the summer transfer window. The France U21 international is yet to start under Thomas Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou as Spurs hea…
The Tottenham Hotspur do without Mathys Tel in the Champions League squad. For the ex-Bayern striker this is a hard setback.
Mathy Tel has left FC Bayern in the direction of Premier League. However, the Tottenham Hotspur does not nominate him for the Champions League.
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BVM Sports USChelsea Champions League squad 2025/26: League phase roster including nearly all new signings
Chelsea did significant business this summer, but their heavy activity in recent years means the club is operating under minor squad restrictions when it comes to European competition.
Tottenham name Champions League squad as £30m summer signing Mathys Tel among six players left out - The Mirror
Tottenham have confirmed a 22-man squad for the Champions League group stage with the likes of James Maddison and Yves Bissouma missing out on the competition
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