Liverpool suffered a double defensive injury blow prior to their Champions League last-16 second leg clash with Benfica at Anfield.

Liverpool will be without two of their recruits from La Liga when they face Chelsea in a Champions League group G match at Anfield.

Liverpool expect to have Bolo Zenden back in their side for the visit to his former club Middlesbrough in their opening Barclays Premiership match.

Ecuador manager Hernan Dario Gomez has handed in his resignation, two weeks after he was shot for dropping the president's son from the national youth team.