The latest chapter in Liverpool and Chelsea's seemingly never-ending European saga will be written later this evening when hostilities resume in the Champions League for the fourth successive season.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has recovered from the neck injury and is fit to play while Chelsea, without the suspended Michael Essien, have both Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack available.
Frank Lampard returns to the side after missing the last two games because his mother has been seriously ill.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez recalled eight players, with Gerrard and in-form striker Fernando Torres joined in the starting line-up by Fabio Aurelio, Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel and Jamie Carragher.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant preferred Paulo Ferreira at right-back to Juliano Belletti but the Israeli also made five changes from the side that defeated Everton in the Premier League last week.
Lampard, Drogba, Ballack, Claude Makelele and Florent Malouda were all handed a place in his starting line-up.
Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Kuyt, Alonso, Mascherano, Babel, Gerrard, Torres. Subs: Itandje, Hyypia, Riise, Benayoun, Crouch, Pennant, Lucas.
Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Lampard, Makelele, Ballack, Joe Cole, Drogba, Malouda. Subs: Hilario, Shevchenko, Obi, Kalou, Alex, Belletti, Anelka.
