Chelsea flop Radamel Falcao left out of Champions League squad as Pato is named

CHELSEA have left out struggling striker Radamel Falcao out of their 22-man squad for the Champions League knockout stages.

 

Radamel Falcao has been left out of Chelsea's Champions League squad

 

Guus Hiddink has replaced the Colombian striker with new signing Alexandre Pato, who joined last month on a six-month loan deal. 

Falcao has struggled this season for the Blues and has scored just one goal in 11 appearances in all competitions.

The striker could yet leave Stamford Bridge for China, where the transfer market remains open until February 26.

 

The 29-year-old has been linked with a switch to Jiangsu Suning, who are managed by ex-Blue Dan Petrescu and have already signed Falcao’s former team-mate Ramires.

Matt Miazga has also been included in the squad, while youngsters Ola Aina, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Bradley Collins all make the B List and are eligible to play.

Champions League Squad in full:

Asmir Begovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Cesc Fabregas, Kurt Zouma, Baba Rahman, Oscar, Eden Hazard, Pato, John Mikel Obi, Thibaut Courtois, Bertrand Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Loic Remy, Diego Costa, Matt Miazga, Nemanja Matic, Willian, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Jamal Blackman, Cesar Azpilicueta.