Fernando Torres is losing his fight to be fit for next week’s Merseyside derby.
Liverpool’s Spanish striker is sidelined by a groin injury since playing through the pain barrier in the Champions League draw with Lyon at the start of the month. He returned to training last week and was expected to return this week.
But Rafa Benitez has admitted that Torres will miss the Champions League trip to Debrecen on Tuesday night and that the clash with rivals Everton at Goodison Park next Sunday may also be a game too soon.
Benitez said: “Torres had a plan of fitness that would take three weeks working with the physios.
“You can see he is improving all the time, but I would say that he is still maybe 10 days away from being right.
“The next few days will decide whether he will be fit for Everton, but at this moment there are no guarantees.”
Liverpool’s Spanish striker is sidelined by a groin injury since playing through the pain barrier in the Champions League draw with Lyon at the start of the month. He returned to training last week and was expected to return this week.
But Rafa Benitez has admitted that Torres will miss the Champions League trip to Debrecen on Tuesday night and that the clash with rivals Everton at Goodison Park next Sunday may also be a game too soon.
Benitez said: “Torres had a plan of fitness that would take three weeks working with the physios.
“You can see he is improving all the time, but I would say that he is still maybe 10 days away from being right.
“The next few days will decide whether he will be fit for Everton, but at this moment there are no guarantees.”
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