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Liverpool face Chelsea foes as Real try again
ABSENT RONALDO Ronaldo misses out on Wednesday as he completes a two-match ban, with his place alongside skipper Raul likely to go to fellow Brazilian Robinho, a substitute against Alaves. With the influential Zinedine Zidane still injured, coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo will have to decide whether to use the more destructive Pablo Garcia and Thomas Gravesen in midfield or go for the more creative Guti. AC Milan, 3-1 winners over Fenerbahce in their Group E opener, have their tails up after taking six points from their last two Serie A games against Lazio and Treviso. Schalke's confidence was also buoyed by their first league win since mid-August, beating Hanover 96 2-0 on Saturday. Brazilian playmaker Lincoln turned in his best performance of the season, despite missing a penalty after opening the scoring. His form will give coach Ralf Rangnick fresh hope after their 1-0 defeat at PSV Eindhoven. STORMING BARCELONA Barcelona, who won 2-0 at Werder Bremen in Group C, stormed to a 4-1 victory against 10-man Real Betis on Saturday with Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o scoring twice to take his tally for the season to five. Coach Frank Rijkaard rotated his squad ahead of Udinese's visit, resting Brazilian forward Ronaldinho and Portugal midfielder Deco. Udinese's fortunes have changed markedly since hammering Panathinaikos 3-0
with a Vincenzo Iaquinta hat-trick. They have slipped to three consecutive Serie
A defeats and excluded Iaquinta from the squad for refusing to extend his
contract.
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