Rafa won't rush Sami decision

Hyypia picked up a slight hamstring injury against Charlton at the weekend. The injury was not as serious as first thought and Hyypia was able to train yesterday and today. Rafa Benitez will leave it until this afternoon before deciding whether Hyypia will be in the Benfica starting line up.

Daniel Agger is cup tied after playing in the UEFA Cup for Brondby so Djimi Traore will play at centre-half if Hyypia is deemed unfit to play.