Chelsea Champions League squad: Ramadel Falcao out, Alexandre Pato in

Out in the cold: Falcao can no longer play for Chelsea in the Champions League.
Tom Doyle3 February 2016

Chelsea have named January arrivals Alexandre Pato and Matt Miagza in their Champions League squad for the knockout stages, with Radamel Falcao missing out.

The Premier League champions have decided against picking on-loan striker Falcao, with injuries and a lack of form seeing the Colombian net just one league goal since his summer move from Monaco.

Pato, who joined the Blues on a six-month loan deal in the January transfer window, has instead been picked to add more firepower for Guus Hiddink's side ahead of a last-16 tie against French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Falcao looked to be close to a deadline day switch back to former club Atletico Madrid, but the move never materliased.

The 29-year-old's chances of making an impact at Stamford Bridge now seem remote despite still being included on the Blues' Premier League squad list, and Falcao could still move on having been linked with a switch to China.

A number of Chinese Super League clubs signed European-based players in big-money January deals, and their transfer window does not close until February 26.

There was a place in the 22-man Champions League squad for surprise January signing Matt Miagza, with the 20-year-old U.S. centre-back among those selected for the knockout stages.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been selected on Chelsea's B-list along with Bradley Collins and Ola Aina, though they are young enough to be eligible to play.

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