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Red Star Belgrade have suffered a major blow after Marko Marin was ruled out of their Champions League trip to Liverpool.

The former Chelsea winger, who joined the Serbian outfit from Olympiacos this summer, has failed to recover from the injury which forced him to miss their 3-1 league win over Rad Beograd on Saturday and hasn't travelled to Merseyside.

Manager Vladan Milojevic is also without left-back Milan Rodic and midfielder Jonathan Cafu, who is on loan from Bordeaux, for Wednesday night's Group C clash at Anfield.

Cafu would have been unlikely to start but the absence of both Marin and Rodic creates a headache for Milojevic. The Red Star boss also has fitness concerns over centre-back Vujadin Savic.

Red Star, who are back in the Champions League after a 26-year absence, achieved a hard-earned point at home to Napoli on matchday one before being thrashed 6-1 by Paris Saint-Germain.

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For striker El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, who is known simply as Ben, walking out at Anfield will be the realisation of a lifelong ambition.

“I was a Liverpool fan as a kid, dreamed of playing at Anfield, but I’m a professional football player and I’ll be focused," he said.

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"This match is coming after a hard loss in Paris and we have to play with much more confidence than there. Liverpool are one of the best teams in the world, especially in home games."