Overview

• FC Bayern submitted a 23-player List A for the Champions League that includes 16-year-old Cassiano Kiala, with academy prospect Lennart Karl omitted but eligible for later List B registration under UEFA rules.
• Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala and Hiroki Ito were listed despite significant injuries, and Bayern open against Chelsea on 17 September after drawing PSG and Arsenal among other opponents.
• Bayern enter Europe with one of the Bundesliga’s leaner senior squads at 25 professionals, intensifying scrutiny on rotation and durability across a crowded calendar.
• Borussia Dortmund sealed late-window moves for Carney Chukwuemeka, Aarón Anselmino and Fabio Silva, with sporting director Sebastian Kehl detailing difficult Premier League negotiations and confirming this summer’s budget is fully used.
• Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt announced their Champions League group with several youth players included, and VfB Stuttgart’s Europa League list left out injured internationals Leonidas Stergiou and Ameen Al-Dakhil in line with UEFA roster constraints.