Babel, Benayoun in contention

Team news : Wingers Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun are competing for a place in Liverpool's Champions League side against Marseille…

Team news: Wingers Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun are competing for a place in Liverpool's Champions League side against Marseille at Anfield tomorrow due to Jermaine Pennant's suspension.

Pennant was sent off in the away draw with Porto last month in Liverpool's opening Group A match and must sit out the visit of the French league runners-up.

Benayoun, who has come off the bench to score in each of his last two games, has the edge on Dutch youngster Babel.

Boss Rafael Benitez has long-term injury problems concerning Harry Kewell, Daniel Agger and Xabi Alonso but reports no new injury worries.

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Chelseaare waiting on the fitness of John Terry ahead of their match in Valencia, but Frank Lampard has been ruled out.

Centre-back Terry suffered a facial injury during Saturday's draw with Fulham, and Chelsea coach Avram Grant will see how he fares during tonight's training session before making a decision on his availability.

Terry trained at Valencia's Mestalla stadium with a face mask on after undergoing surgery on Sunday on the broken cheekbone he sustained against Fulham.

Grant has confirmed that Lampard will definitely sit the game out though as the England midfielder continues to recover from his thigh injury.

Midfielder Michael Essien, who scored a last-minute winner for Chelsea to knock Valencia out of last season's Champions League, has also been battling a leg injury but he took part in training tonight.

Celticmanager Gordon Strachan will give midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura every opportunity to prove his fitness for the Group D clash with AC Milan at Parkhead.

The Japan international has missed the last three matches with a knee ligament injury but could yet feature in the crucial match.

Striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who limped off with a hamstring injury during Saturday's 3-0 Scottish Premier League win over Dundee United at Celtic Park, is definitely out.

Maciej Zurawski has a slight knee injury but should be okay, while Jiri Jarosik has trained after recovering from a knock.

Provisional Liverpool squad: Reina, Arbeloa, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Aurelio, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Sissoko, Lucas, Torres, Voronin, Kuyt, Crouch, Hobbs, Itandje.

Provisional Chelsea squad: Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Terry, Ben-Haim, Alex, Essien, Belletti, A Cole, J Cole, Bridge, Shevchenko, Wright-Phillips, Kalou, Pizarro, Malouda, Sidwell, Drogba, Sinclair.

Provisional Celtic squad: Boruc, Perrier Doumbe, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Scott Brown, Hartley, Donati, Sno, McGeady, McDonald, Zurawski, Killen, Mark Brown, Kennedy, Riordan, O'Dea, O'Brien, Nakamura, Jarosik