Soccer:Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is fit for tomorrow's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Benfica. The Spaniard was seen with an ice pack on his knee after being controversially substituted against Birmingham on Sunday.
Manager Rafael Benitez is forced to make a change in defence with left-back Emiliano Insua, who is carrying a knock anyway, suspended and Fabio Aurelio (thigh) still out.
Ryan Babel is also banned after his sending off in Lisbon last week, Martin Skrtel (foot) remains sidelined and Maxi Rodriguez is ineligible. Youngster Martin Kelly (knee) has a knock and Albert Riera is frozen out after his outspoken criticism of Benitez.
A thigh injury to Clint Dempsey, meanwhile, has left Fulham short of options up front for the second leg of their quarter-final against Wolfsburg.
The American suffered the injury in Sunday’s Premier League win over Wigan and he will miss out along with fellow striker David Elm, who is sidelined through illness.
If Bobby Zamora (Achilles) fails to make it through tonight’s training session, manager Roy Hodgson will have to turn to Erik Nevland to partner Zoltan Gera up front.
Provisional Liverpool squad:Reina, Johnson, Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Gerrard, Lucas, Benayoun, Torres, Kuyt, Aquilani, Agger, Mascherano, Ngog, Degen, El Zhar, Pacheco, Plessis, Ayala, Cavalieri.
Provisional Fulham squad:Schwarzer, Konchesky, Baird, Riise, Hughes, Smalling, Etuhu, Duff, Murphy, Gera, Davies, Zamora, Zuberbuhler, Greening, Kelly, Hangeland, Stoor, Nevland.