Federico Chiesa, bad news: no Champions League with Liverpool
Bad news for Federico Chiesa, who remained at Liverpool convinced he could make a go of it after an August goal hinted at a fresh start after a first season stingy with personal satisfaction at Anfield (title aside)
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For the second season in a row the former Juventus son d’art will not play in the Champions League, at least in the first phase: he has been excluded from the list of 22 players available to coach Arne Slot.
Here’s the list:
Alisson, Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Bradley, Leoni, Robertson, Frimpong, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gravenberch, Isak, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike, Ngumoha.
Meanwhile, the schedule of matches that will face the Italians in the league phase of the Champions League 2025-2026 has been released. For Juventus, home debut against Borussia Dortmund, on October 22 the challenge against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Inter Milan have a smooth start, but in their last four challenges they face Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund in series. Napoli starts in England against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, while Atalanta goes straight to Paris from PSG.
Atalanta schedule:
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1 Psg-Atalanta: Wednesday, September 17, 9 p.m.
2 Atalanta-Bruges: Tuesday, September 30, 6:45 p.m.
3 Atalanta-Slavia Prague: Wednesday, October 22, 9 p.m.
4 Olympique Marseille-Atalanta: Wednesday, November 5, 9 p.m.
5 Eintracht Frankfurt-Atalanta: Wednesday, November 26, 9 p.m.
6 Atalanta-Chelsea: Tuesday, December 9, 9 p.m.
7 Atalanta-Athletic Bilbao: Wednesday, January 21, 9 p.m.
8 Union Saint Gilloise-Atalanta: Wednesday, January 28, 9 p.m.
Calendar Inter
1 Ajax-Inter: Wednesday, September 17, 9 p.m.
2 Inter-Slavia Prague: Tuesday, September 30, 9 p.m.
3 Union Saint Gilloise-Inter: Tuesday, October 21, 9 p.m.
4 Inter-Kairat Almaty: Wednesday, November 5, 9 p.m.
5 Atletico Madrid-Inter: Wednesday, November 26, 9 p.m.
6 Inter-Liverpool: Tuesday, December 9, 9 p.m.
7 Inter-Arsenal: Tuesday, January 20, 9 p.m.
8 Borussia Dortmund-Inter: Wednesday, January 28, 9 pm
Juventus schedule
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1 Juventus-Borussia Dortmund: Tuesday, September 16, 21 hours
2 Villarreal-Juventus: Wednesday, October 1, 9 p.m.
3 Real Madrid-Juventus: Wednesday, October 22, 9 p.m.
4 Juventus-Sporting Lisbon: Tuesday, November 4, 9 p.m.
5 Bodo/Glimt-Juventus: Tuesday, November 25, 9 p.m.
6 Juventus-Pafos: Wednesday, December 10, 9 p.m.
7 Juventus-Benfica: Wednesday, January 21, 9 p.m.
8 Monaco-Juventus: Wednesday, January 28, 9 p.m.
Napoli schedule
1 Manchester City-Napoli: Thursday, September 18, 9 p.m.
2 Napoli-Sporting Lisbon: Wednesday, October 1, 9 p.m.
3 Psv Eindhoven-Napoli: Tuesday, October 21, 9 p.m.
4 Napoli-Eintracht Frankfurt: Tuesday, November 4, 6:45 p.m.
5 Napoli-Qarabag: Tuesday, November 25, 9 p.m.
6 Benfica-Napoli: Wednesday, December 10, 9 p.m.
7 Copenhagen-Napoli: Tuesday, January 20, 9 p.m.
8 Napoli-Chelsea: Wednesday, January 28, 9 p.m.
