Last season’s beaten finalists Liverpool were without midfielder Xabi Alonso, who has failed to recover from an ankle problem initially sustained at Portsmouth on Saturday, and aggravated last night in training at the Estadio Dragao.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho named an unchanged starting XI for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 clash against Porto at Stamford Bridge.

Williams have given a Formula One chance to Brazilian driver Joao Paulo de Oliveira, who will test for the team on Friday.