Fernando Torres fit to start in Marseille game

Fernando Torres

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will have an unchanged squad at his disposal for tomorrow’s Champions League qualification decider against Marseille.

Fernando Torres came off with a knock in the first half of Saturday’s Barclays Premier League defeat to Reading but Benitez confirmed the Spain striker was fit to start at the Stade Velodrome.

Centre-half Daniel Agger is still not ready to make his comeback after a metatarsal injury, while Xabi Alonso is another week away from returning to the first team.

Provisional squad: Reina, Arbeloa, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Hobbs, Riise, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas, Sissoko, Kewell, Babel, Kuyt, Voronin, Crouch, Torres, Itandje.

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