Reds plan Madrid road trip

Liverpool are looking at a contingency plan for alternative travel options to Madrid should UEFA decide to press ahead with their Europa League semi-final against Atletico on Thursday.

European football’s governing body are yet to rule on whether the last-four first-leg clashes – Fulham also have to go to Hamburg – will go ahead because of the chaos caused by a cloud of volcanic ash which has grounded thousands of flights across the continent.