Liverpool confirmed that the attacker louis diaz, who made his club debut last Sunday in an FA Cup game against Cardiff, “was eligible for play with the Reds for the rest of the UEFA Champions League despite representing FC Porto in the group stage of the tournament”.
“Díaz has now been officially added to Liverpool’s roster ahead of the round of 16, with Jürgen Klopp’s side set to face Internazionale on February 16 and March 8,” Liverpool said in a statement.
The Colombian could be registered for the continental tournament after the departure of Nathaniel Phillips, on loan to Bournemouth, Jéfferson Lerma’s team.
Clubs can register a maximum of 25 players on the A list and, before each match, an unlimited number of players on their B list who meet the criteria defined by the tournament.
List A: Alisson, Adrian, Kelleher, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Tsimikas, Robertson, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Thiago, Milner, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Elliott, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Minamino, Jota, Díaz , Origi.
Current B-List: H. Davies, N. Williams, Norris, Quansah, Chambers, Koumetio, Jones, Dixon-Bonner, Beck, Corness, Morton, Woltman, Bradley, Balagizi, Blair, Cannonier.
