Mascherano and Benayoun out of Champions League time

Javier Mascherano and Yossi Benayoun are out of Liverpool’s Champions League squad against Fiorentina tomorrow in the Group E clash in Italy.

Midfielder Mascherano, who only came on as a late substitute for Steven Gerrard in Saturday’s 6-1 hammering of Hull, is suffering from sickness, while Benayoun picked up a leg injury in the same match. Neither travelled today with the party.