Jarni and Forlan among new names

Robert Jarni, Diego Forlan and Christian Panucci head the list of new players eligible to play in the UEFA Champions League when the competition resumes in February.

Registration guidelines
Midnight on Thursday was the deadline for teams to register a maximum of three new signings or previously unregistered players for second group stage action. Players who have represented another club already in UEFA competition this season (bar the first three rounds of the UEFA Intertoto Cup) are not eligible for inclusion.

No new players for champions
Reigning champions FC Bayern München and Spanish side FC Barcelona have not registered any new players. However, Manchester United FC's new Uruguayan signing Diego Forlan is included, while another English side, Liverpool FC, have registered two new recruits - Milan Baroš and Abel Xavier.

Baia back
Goalkeeper Vítor Baia, Xavier's fellow Portuguese international, has been registered by FC Porto after returning to action after a long injury lay-off - he is one of three players that have boosted the 1. Liga club's squad. Croatian international Jarni was signed by Greek challengers Panathinaikos FC on Thursday and registered later that day. He will be eligible to play from Matchday Nine along with Minas Pitsos, who arrived in Athens from OFI Crete.

Sparta lose seven
AS Roma have registered one new player in Christian Panucci, a winner with Milan AC in 1994 and Madrid in 1998, while FC Nantes Atlantique, Galatasaray SK and AC Sparta Praha have all added three new players to their squads, the maximum number allowed. Sparta, however, also lose seven players due to extensive transfer dealing during the winter break.

Changes to squads for the 2001/2002 UEFA Champions League:

AC SPARTA PRAHA
In: Pavel Zavadil, signed from FK Drnovice; Tomáš Cízek, signed from FK Jablonec 97; Pavel Mareš, signed from CU Bohemians Praha.
Out: Zdenek Svoboda, loaned to KVC Westerlo until July 2002; Roman Lengyel, sold to FK Teplice; Martin Hašek, sold to FK Austria Wien; Vladimír Labant, sold to West Ham United FC; Josef Obajdin, sold to Omonia FC; Petr Papoušek sold to FC Baník Ostrava.

ARSENAL FC
In: Efstathios Tavlaridis
Out: None

AS ROMA
In: Christian Panucci, loaned from AS Monaco FC until July 2002.
Out: Cristián Cejas, loaned to AC Siena until July 2002.

BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
In: Thorsten Wittek
Out: Marquinhos

BOAVISTA FC
In: Fernando Ávalos, loaned from São Paolo FC until July 2002.
Out: Gouveia

FC BARCELONA
In: None
Out: None

FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN
In: None
Out: None

FC NANTES ATLANTIQUE
In: Victor Bonilla, signed from Toulouse FC; Mauro Cetto, signed from Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys; Mario Yepes, signed from Club Atlético River Plate.
Out: Pascal Delhommeau, loaned to FC Lorient until July 2002.

FC PORTO
In: Vítor Baia; Secretario; Miran Pavlin
Out: Sergei Ovchinnikov, loaned to FC Lokomotiv Moscow until July 2002; Victor Quintana; Jorge Costa, loaned to Charlton Athletic FC until July 2002; Juan Esnaider, loan from Juventus FC ended; Ricardo Sousa loaned to CF Os Belenenses until July 2002.

GALATASARAY SK
In: Murat Sözkesen, signed from Bursaspor; Radu Horia Niculescu, loaned from FC Steaua Bucuresti until April 2002; Jersson Amur González, loaned from América de Cali until July 2002.
Out: Mbo Mpenza, sold to R. Excelsior Mouscron; Pavel Horváth, sold to FK Teplice; Robert Spehar, sold to R. Standard de Liège.

JUVENTUS FC
In: Marcelo Zalayeta, recalled from loan at Sevilla FC; Vincent Pericard.
Out: Athirson, loaned to Clube de Regatas Flamengo until July 2003; Fabian O'Neill, sold to AC Perugia.

LIVERPOOL FC
In: Milan Baroš, signed from FC Baník Ostrava; Abel Xavier, signed from Everton FC.
Out: Sander Westerveld, sold to Real Sociedad; Robbie Fowler, sold to Leeds United AFC.

MANCHESTER UNITED FC
In: Diego Forlan, signed from Club Atlético Independiente.
Out: Andrew Cole, sold to Blackburn Rovers FC.

PANATHINAIKOS FC
In: Minas Pitsos, signed from OFI Crete; Robert Jarni, signed from UD Las Palmas until July 2002.
Out: Paulo Sousa, contract cancelled.

RC DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA
In: Daniel Mallo Castro
Out: Manuel Pablo García

REAL MADRID CF
In: Antonio Tena Nuñez; Francisco Salvador Ela
Out: Elvir Baljic, loaned to Rayo Vallecano until July 2002.