Last updated: 3rd November 2008
Torres: Fighting to be fit
Rafa Benitez has hinted that he will let Fernando Torres decide whether he is fit to return for Liverpool against Atletico Madrid.
Torres has missed Liverpool's last five games with a hamstring injury, but is closing on his comeback.
He trained on Monday and the Spaniard is also due to train on Tuesday in the hours leading up to the UEFA Champions League tie with Atletico.
Reds boss Benitez has rated Torres at '70 per cent' to feature against his old club and will make a late decision on his fitness.
When asked whether he would take any risks with Torres' fitness, Benitez replied on Sky Sports News: "It depends at the end on the player.
"If the player is confident you can take a risk, but if the player has no confidence you have to wait.
"If he has confidence tomorrow he can be there. It's not a question of taking a risk and it's not a question of delaying a decision or waiting.
"If he's ready he has to play as soon as possible."
Torres picked up the injury while playing for Spain last month, but Benitez does not believe the forward will suffer from hamstring problems on a regular basis.
He added: "No, I don't think there will be a problem. He had the problem before.
"We know we have to change things when he's going away with the national team and we are in contact with the Spanish fitness coach.
"In the future it will be more under control, with the prevention and everything, so I don't think it will be a problem."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 7th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 18:00 | UE Sant Julia vs Tre Fiori |
| Wednesday 8th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 19:30 | Mogren vs Hibernians |
| Tuesday 14th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| TBC | Debrecen vs Kalmar FF |
| TBC | EB Streymur vs Apoel Nicosia |
| TBC | FC Copenhagen vs Hibernians/Mogren |
| TBC | FC Inter vs FC Sheriff |
| TBC | FH Hafnarfjordur vs Aktobe |
| TBC | FK Ekranas vs FK Baku |
| TBC | FK Ventspils vs F91 Dudelange |
| TBC | Levski Sofia vs UE Sant Julia/Tre Fiori |
| TBC | Maccabi Haifa vs Glentoran |
| TBC | Makedonija Gj. P vs BATE |
| TBC | Pyunik vs Dinamo Zagreb |
| TBC | Rhyl vs Partizan Belgrade |
| TBC | SK Tirana vs Stabaek |
| TBC | SV Red Bull Salzburg vs Bohemians |
| TBC | WIT Georgia Tbilisi vs Maribor |
| TBC | Wisla Krakow vs Levadia Tallinn |
| TBC | Zrinjski Mostar vs Slovan Bratislava |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| TBC | Aktobe vs FH Hafnarfjordur |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 1st July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| Tre Fiori 1 - 1 UE Sant Julia | |
| Tuesday 30th June | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| Hibernians 0 - 2 Mogren | |
| Wednesday 27th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 6th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Tuesday 5th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 29th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Tuesday 28th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 15th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| FC Porto 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Arsenal 3 - 0 Villarreal | |
| Tuesday 14th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Chelsea 4 - 4 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Tuesday 7th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Villarreal 1 - 1 Arsenal | |
| Man Utd 2 - 2 FC Porto | |
| Wednesday 11th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Roma 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Barcelona 5 - 2 Lyon | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Inter Milan | |
| FC Porto 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid | |
| Tuesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 0 Real Madrid | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 3 |
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