Fernando Torres is set for a spell on the
sidelines with an ankle injury and is likely to miss Liverpool's
trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday.
The Spain international sustained the problem during the
first half of Wednesday night's 1-0 Champions League victory away
to Real Madrid.
Former Atletico ace Torres played on until the 61st minute of
the first leg of the last-16 encounter, when he was replaced by
Holland international Ryan Babel.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez expects his star forward to miss
Saturday's Premier League trip to Middlesbrough and admits he could
be a doubt for the home meeting with Sunderland on Tuesday.
The Liverpool boss said: "With Torres, we don't know. Probably,
he will miss some games.
"We have one game in three days' time (at Middlesbrough) so it
will be difficult for him to be ready."
Liverpool have the chance to close the gap on league leaders
Manchester United to just one point as the champions are not in
action again until Wednesday when they travel to Newcastle.