BALLACK CONFIDENT OF HIS PARTNERSHIP

Chelsea midfield star and German captain Micheal Ballack has said that he was very confident that his partnership with Frank Lampard will work very well.Ballack and Lampard played together in the match against Liverpool which ended a goalless affair.It was the first time that the two had paired up together.Critics though are not convinved that the German captain can forge a partnership but the German captain thinks otherwise.Lampard's future in the club has also come under speculation and he has been linked to the serie a club Juventus strongly.

TORRES OUT FOR CHELSEA CLASH

In what could be a big blow for Liverpool the clubs's leading goal scorer of the season Fernando Torres could be out for the game against Chelsea because of hamstring injury.Torres played for Spain in the mid week friendly against France and asked himself to be substituted against France which Spain won 1-0.Arberola,Agger and Fabio Aurelio will all miss the crucial game against Chelsea on Friday because of suspension and injuries.Mascherano is also out of the town to play the international friendly for Argentina.This has created a big headache for Benitez.