Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo faces a spell on the sidelines as a result of damage, however the membership received’t be capable to add a substitute to their Champions League squad due to UEFA laws.
The Japan worldwide picked up what was described as a ‘severe’ damage whereas filling in at right-back throughout Liverpool’s victory over Sunderland on the Stadium of Gentle.
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Talking after the match, Arne Slot confirmed that Endo can be out for an prolonged interval. He stated: “I assume he will probably be out for a protracted, very long time.
“What’s lengthy, it’s tough to say at this second however you may hardly consider what this proper full-back place brings us this season.”
Endo’s absence will hit Liverpool exhausting, not simply due to his expertise but additionally as a result of his potential to cowl a number of positions. Whereas naturally a midfielder, he had been filling in as cowl for each right-back and centre-back roles – two areas the place Liverpool are already stretched skinny.
UEFA guidelines forestall Liverpool from including new senior gamers to their Champions League squad
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Regardless of the necessity to fill his spot, UEFA guidelines forestall the membership from bringing in a direct substitute at this stage of the competitors.
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Rule 31.14.c permits for one outfield participant to get replaced in circumstances of long-term damage or sickness. Nevertheless, that rule solely utilized through the first six video games of the league part, which has already completed.
Liverpool at the moment are into the last-16 of the competitors, and their squad has been depleted forward of studying their opponents subsequent week.
The one manner Slot can now add gamers to his squad is by way of the B listing, however these choices received’t embody any senior names.
It is because, in response to UEFA’s handbook: “A participant could also be registered on Record B if he’s born on or after January 1, 2004 and has, since his fifteenth birthday, been eligible to play for the membership involved for any uninterrupted interval of two years.”
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It leaves Liverpool with simply 19 senior gamers obtainable for the rest of their Champions League marketing campaign.
Champions League last-16 draw particulars
By ending within the prime eight of their group, Liverpool have bypassed the league part play-offs and can enter the competitors on the last-16 stage subsequent month.
The draw for the spherical of 16, in addition to the quarter-finals and semi-finals, is scheduled for Friday, February 27.
It can begin at 08:30 CET, which is 7:30AM within the UK.
Liverpool might be drawn in opposition to Atletico Madrid, Membership Brugge, Galatasaray or Juventus within the last-16.
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