Champions League squads: who is in, who is out?
Thursday, February 5, 2015
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Manchester City FC have added Wilfried Bony, Martin Ødegaard made the cut for Real Madrid CF and Juan Cuadrado is in at Chelsea FC: all the last-16 knockout squads.
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According to Article 18(18) of the Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, for all matches from the start of the round of 16 a club is permitted to register a maximum of three new eligible players by 3 February. That deadline has passed and here are the changes (click on the clubs to view full squad list):
Arsenal FC
• In: Olivier Giroud, Francis Coquelin, Gabriel Paulista (Villarreal CF)
• Out: Joel Campbell (Villarreal CF, loan), Lukas Podolski (FC Internazionale Milano, loan), Yaya Sanago (Crystal Palace FC, loan)
AS Monaco FC
• In: Matheus Carvalho (Fluminense FC, loan), Alain Traoré (FC Lorient, loan)
• Out: Borja López (RC Deportivo La Coruña, loan), Lucas Ocampos (Olympique de Marseille, loan)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• In: David Yelldell
• Out: Niklas Lomb (Hallescher FC, loan), Levin Öztunali (SV Werder Bremen, loan)
Borussia Dortmund
• In: Kevin Kampl (FC Salzburg)
• Out: Jannick Bandowski (TSV 1860 München, loan), Miloš Jojić
Chelsea FC
• In: Juan Cuadrado (ACF Fiorentina), Isaiah Brown
• Out: André Schürrle (VfL Wolfsburg), Mohamed Salah (ACF Fiorentina, loan), Lewis Baker (Sheffield Wednesday FC, loan)
Club Atlético de Madrid
• In: Cani (Villarreal CF, loan), Fernando Torres (AC Milan, loan)
• Out: Alessio Cerci (AC Milan, loan), Cristian Rodríguez (Parma FC)
FC Barcelona
• In: None
• Out: None
FC Basel 1893
• In: Adama Traoré (Vitória SC)
• Out: Naser Aliji (FC Vaduz, loan), Marcelo Díaz (Hamburger SV), Michael Goncalves (FC Wil, loan), Geoffroy Serey Die (VfB Stuttgart), Giovanni Sio (SC Bastia, loan)
FC Bayern München
• In: Pepe Reina, Tom Starke
• Out: Pierre Højbjerg (FC Augsburg, loan), Ylli Sallahi (Karlsruher SC), Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Internazionale Milano, loan)
FC Porto
• In: Hernâni (Vitória SC), Helton, Diego Reyes
• Out: Adrián López, Andrés Fernández, Ivo Rodrigues (Vitória SC, loan), Kelvin (SE Palmeiras, loan), Tomás Mota
FC Schalke 04
• In: Joy-Lance Mickels, Matija Nastasić (Manchester City FC, loan)
• Out: Donis Avdijaj (SK Sturm Graz, loan), Christian Clemens (1. FSV Mainz 05, loan), Felipe Santana (Olympiacos FC, loan)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
• In: None
• Out: Mykyta Kryukov (FC Illychivets Mariupil, loan)
Juventus
• In: Paolo De Ceglie (Parma FC, back from loan), Alessandro Matri (Genoa CFC), Stefano Sturaro (Genoa CFC, back from loan)
• Out: Kwadwo Asamoah, Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Federico Mattiello (AC Chievo Verona, loan), Rômulo
Manchester City FC
• In: Wilfried Bony (Swansea City AFC)
• Out: Stevan Jovetić, Matija Nastasić (FC Schalke 04, loan)
Paris Saint-Germain
• In: None
• Out: Clément Chantôme (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Real Madrid CF
• In: Martin Ødegaard (Strømsgodset IF), Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro EC)
• Out: Abner, Guillermo Varela
Any surprises for you? Which teams do you reckon have strengthened the most? Let @ChampionsLeague know #UCL