Liverpool are without a string of top stars, including skipper Steven Gerrard
who is suspended from the match but will be available for the second leg in
Germany in a fortnight. Fernando Morientes and Mauricio Pellegrino are both
cup tied while Xabi Alonso, Djibril Cisse and Florent Sinama-Pongolle are all
injured. Harry Kewell is likely to return after recovering from an Achilles
injury, but there is also an injury doubt over Neil Mellor who has been
struggling with a knee injury.
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