Benitez must check on the fitness of Craig Bellamy, Fabio Aurelio and Mark Gonzalez ahead of tomorrow's visit of Bordeaux.
If Liverpool beat the French side, and Galatasaray fail to win in Eindhoven, the Reds will confirm their most successful start ever to a Champions League campaign by qualifying with two games to spare.
Meanwhile, untrue reports of a rift between Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez have infuriated both manager and skipper.
Benitez was forced to respond to the issue yet again during yesterday's pre-Champions League Press conference.
"These rumours are crazy. I'm not prepared to sell my captain," he said.
Gerrard reacted to the reports with an even blunter message.