Stomach upset sees Gerrard benched

Liverpool will be without captain Steven Gerrard for tonight's Champions League third qualifying round second leg clash with …

Liverpool will be without captain Steven Gerrard for tonight's Champions League third qualifying round second leg clash with Maccabi Haifa in Kiev.

Gerrard arrived in the Ukraine overnight with a stomach upset and has only recovered enough to be named on the bench.

Coupled with the loss of Jamie Carragher and John Arne Riise with ankle injuries, it is a further blow to the club's bid to reach the group stages as they hold a 2-1 lead from the first leg.

Maccabi Haifa:Davidovitch, Harazi, Magralishvili, Olarra, Keinan, Anderson, Xavier, Boccoli, Masudi, Colautti, Katan. Subs: Al Madon, Kanan, Swan, Arbaitman, Melikson, Meshumar, Gazal.

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Liverpool:Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Agger, Warnock, Gonzalez, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Luis Garcia, Crouch. Subs: Dudek, Kromkamp, Gerrard, Fowler, Aurelio, Zenden.

Referee:Roberto Rosetti (Italy)