Chelsea confirm Champions League squad, player likened to Messi surprisingly missed out | OneFootball

Chelsea have named their squad for the Champions League, with summer signing Facundo Buonanotte missing out on selection.

The Blues secured a fourth place finish last season to return to Europe’s premier club competition for the first time in two seasons.

Chelsea have got some great games in the league phase and will face the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Napoli.

Facundo Buonanotte not named in Chelsea Champions League squad

The Blues kick off their campaign away at Bayern on September 17th, and the club named their Champions League squad on Wednesday.

Despite being under UEFA restrictions this summer the Blues were able to register their new signings, although one surprisingly missed out.

Buonanotte has been left out of Chelsea’s Champions League squad. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC)

Jorrel Hato, Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho and Liam Delap all made it, but there was no room for Buonanotte.

Buonanotte was a surprise loan signing from Brighton, and the Argentine had spoken about how he was looking forward to playing in the Champions League.

However, that now seems unlikely to happen, and the 20-year-old will have to make do with playing in the Premier League and domestic cups, despite being likened to Lionel Messi by Carlos Tevez.

Romeo Lavia, Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong weren’t named in the original squad, but the trio are believed to have been named on the B list.

Can Chelsea win the Champions League?

Chelsea have previously won the Champions League on two occasions and will be looking to add a third star this season.

The Blues will be up against it and face a very difficult task, but the club have shown they thrive in knockout football, and have the ability to upset the odds.

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Chelsea showed in the Club World Cup final what they are capable of, but with the Champions League format different to previously it will be harder to advance to the knockout stages.

It would be unwise to write Chelsea off, and it’s basically a new competition once the knockout stages arrive, and it will be interesting to see how the squad adapts to playing Champions League football.