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Fernando Torres at risk to face Lyon as Rafael Benítez's gamble backfires | 				Football | 				The Guardian
Fernando Torres at risk to face Lyon as Rafael Benítez's gamble backfires | Football | The Guardian
Fernando Torres, Fulham v Liverpool Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez substitutes Fernando Torres during the second half at Fulham on Saturday. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
New Fernando Torres scare exposes Rafa Benítez's sub-prime deals | 				Sport | 				The Guardian
New Fernando Torres scare exposes Rafa Benítez's sub-prime deals | Sport | The Guardian
guardian.co.uk — Rafael Benítez Rafael Benítez has to pick a side to face Lyon from a squad depleted by... injuries. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA (more) New Fernando Torres scare exposes Rafa Benítez's ...
Liverpool rocked by news that Fernando Torres is facing hernia surgery
Liverpool rocked by news that Fernando Torres is facing hernia surgery
timesonline.co.uk — Rafael Ben tez learns the full extent of Liverpool striker s injury before crucial Champions League match... against Lyons (more) Liverpool rocked by news that Fernando Torres is facing ...
Torres faces 2 months out
thesun.co.uk — RAFA BENITEZ'S Kop crisis deepened as he said Fernando Torres may need surgery... (more) Torres faces 2 months out
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Benitez is back on the brink at Liverpool, as Alan Hansen argues “there is no doubt that Arsenal now have a realistic chance [of the title] this season”
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more — ... Looking ahead to the crunch Champions League match at Lyon, Andy Hunter announces “Benitez faces an anxious wait not only on Torres for the Lyon match, in which defeat would probably put Liverpool out of the Champions League, but also on Gerrard.” Staying with Torres, ...

Monday Links: MLS playoff highlights, Brown gets stay of execution, Torres doubtful for Lyon
The Footy Blog — ... + Rafael Benítez has admitted he had no option but to push Fernando Torres through the pain barrier in the defeat at Fulham and he now acknowledges that the striker is a serious doubt for the vital Champions League match away to Lyon on Wednesday night. ...

The Sweeper: Rafa Will Not Leave. This is a Fact, No?
Pitch Invasion — ... at the facts unnecessarily needed to prove Liverpool have had a poor start; and David Hytner looks at the club’s growing injury crisis, the one mitigating factor that seems to be saving Rafa. ...

About Last Night
Avoiding the Drop — ... Liverpool have serious injury concerns about Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Alberto Aquilani, Glen Johnson, Albert Riera, David Ngog, Fabio Aurelio, Nabil El Zhar, Martin Skrtel, and Daniel Agger. In other news, the “Season’s End Party” has been moved to next Thursday; in spite of all that, Pepe Reina’s ...

Champions League! Day Seven, with a look ahead, Daily Reads and TV info
JamieTrecker's blog listings. — ... final tests against Juventus and Maccabi Haifa. Juventus might be the team under more pressure. They need a win in Israel against pointless Maccabi. Even a draw will leave the trapdoor open for a third place finish because their last two in the section are against Bayern and Bordeaux. Manchester United and Chelsea will qualify if they win as expected. FC Porto can also advance out of Group D if they can defeat APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus and Chelsea wins in Spain. DAILY READS Liverpool s Torres may miss key Lyon game to injury ...

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez insists he has no regrets about taking off Fernando Torres at Fulham with a Champions League tie at Lyon looming.
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Ronnie Whelan has accused Rafael Benitez of prioritising the Champions League in order to secure a job abroad, and the Liverpool legend also believes the manager's "days are numbered" at Anfield.
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