Liverpool focused despite travel trouble

LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists his team will be fully prepared for their Europa League semifinal first leg at Atletico Madrid despite facing disruption over their travel.

UEFA confirmed on Friday that the game will go ahead even though clubs' travel plans have been wrecked by the cloud of volcanic ash over Iceland.

The Reds were due to get a train to London on Tuesday with the prospect of either flying on to Spain or taking a further train as far as Bordeaux and flying from there.