The incredible list of players left out of the Champions League squad 🤯

What a line-up!

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With each new Champions League season, one of the most delicate tasks for coaches and sports directors is to compile the famous list submitted to UEFA.

This list must adhere to a very strict framework: a maximum of 25 players, including at least eight locally trained (four in the club, four in the country).

These constraints, combined with financial and sporting imperatives, sometimes force clubs to leave out well-known and experienced players.

Here are the main absentees, revealing the sometimes painful choices made by the participating clubs:

Which of these players will you miss the most? Let us know in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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