1 big play today:
Liverpool - Chelsea
LIVERPOOL +135 :bigun: 1-0 :00hour
From BBC:
Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan is set to return as the Reds look to overhaul a 1-0 first-leg deficit in their Champions League semi-final at Anfield.
Striker Peter Crouch could also be in line for a starting place.
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has joined Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Ballack on the injured list but fit-again Arjen Robben is in the squad.
Midfielder Michael Essien returns for the Blues, but he could be drafted into central defence in place of Carvalho.
Khalid Boulahrouz is another defensive option, while further forward midfielder Ballack has had an ankle operation which will rule him out for at least 10 days.
Didier Drogba and Joe Cole, who scored the only goal in the first leg, will miss a potential final in Athens if they receive a yellow card.
The same fate awaits Javier Mascherano or Jermaine Pennant should they earn a booking.
Mascherano was one of seven players who sat out Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday along with Jose Reina, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and John Arne Riise.
They all look certain to start on Tuesday.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Zenden, Bellamy, Kuyt, Mascherano, Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez.
Chelsea (from): Cech, A Cole, Makelele, Terry, Essien, Ferreira, Boulahrouz, Robben, Lampard, J Cole, Drogba, Mikel, Geremi, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Diarra, Kalou, Cudicini.
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool
Right-back Steve Finnan is set to return, and striker Peter Crouch could also be recalled to the starting XI.
Javier Mascherano, Jose Reina, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and John Arne Riise were all resyed for Liverpool's defeat at Portsmouth at the weekend. All will be back in contention to face Chelsea.
Chelsea
Midfielder Michael Essien is back after suspension for Chelsea, but could be forced to play in central defence in place of Ricardo Carvalho, who is out with a knee injury.
Khalid Boulahrouz is another centre-back option, but German midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out after having an ankle operation which sideline him for at least 10 days. Shevchenko also missed the trip to Liverpool due to a late groin injury, but Arjen Robben makes the squad
Good luck!!!
Liverpool - Chelsea
LIVERPOOL +135 :bigun: 1-0 :00hour
From BBC:
Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan is set to return as the Reds look to overhaul a 1-0 first-leg deficit in their Champions League semi-final at Anfield.
Striker Peter Crouch could also be in line for a starting place.
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has joined Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Ballack on the injured list but fit-again Arjen Robben is in the squad.
Midfielder Michael Essien returns for the Blues, but he could be drafted into central defence in place of Carvalho.
Khalid Boulahrouz is another defensive option, while further forward midfielder Ballack has had an ankle operation which will rule him out for at least 10 days.
Didier Drogba and Joe Cole, who scored the only goal in the first leg, will miss a potential final in Athens if they receive a yellow card.
The same fate awaits Javier Mascherano or Jermaine Pennant should they earn a booking.
Mascherano was one of seven players who sat out Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday along with Jose Reina, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and John Arne Riise.
They all look certain to start on Tuesday.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Zenden, Bellamy, Kuyt, Mascherano, Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez.
Chelsea (from): Cech, A Cole, Makelele, Terry, Essien, Ferreira, Boulahrouz, Robben, Lampard, J Cole, Drogba, Mikel, Geremi, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Diarra, Kalou, Cudicini.
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool
Right-back Steve Finnan is set to return, and striker Peter Crouch could also be recalled to the starting XI.
Javier Mascherano, Jose Reina, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and John Arne Riise were all resyed for Liverpool's defeat at Portsmouth at the weekend. All will be back in contention to face Chelsea.
Chelsea
Midfielder Michael Essien is back after suspension for Chelsea, but could be forced to play in central defence in place of Ricardo Carvalho, who is out with a knee injury.
Khalid Boulahrouz is another centre-back option, but German midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out after having an ankle operation which sideline him for at least 10 days. Shevchenko also missed the trip to Liverpool due to a late groin injury, but Arjen Robben makes the squad
Good luck!!!
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