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Torres to miss Chelsea trip
07/02/2008 16:59 - (SA)
London - Liverpool will be without leading
scorer Fernando Torres for Sunday's Premier League match at
Chelsea after he was injured playing for Spain on Wednesday.
Torres managed just 23 minutes of the 1-0 win over World Cup
runners-up France before limping off with a hamstring injury.
To make matters worse for under-pressure Liverpool manager
Rafael Benitez, midfielder Javier Mascherano will not return
until Friday after playing for Argentina although he should be
available for selection.
"The news we have on Torres is that it is a hamstring
injury. I need to talk to the doctor but I think he will miss
this game," Benitez told Liverpool's website
on Thursday.
"Normally, it is a week when a player goes off like this. It
is a big problem for us."
Liverpool, who are fifth in the table and struggling to
ensure Champions League football next season, will also be
without Daniel Agger, Andriy Voronin, Alvaro Arbeloa, Fabio
Aurelio and the suspended Xabi Alonso.
- Reuters
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