Jurgen Klopp insists he will wait until Wednesday to make a final decision on whether Roberto Firmino is fit enough to start Liverpool's Champions League semi-final first leg with Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
The Brazil striker tore a muscle in his groin last week and sat out the 5-0 rout of Huddersfield Town in the Premier League.
However, Firmino was able to take part in training at Melwood on Tuesday and flew with the squad to Spain.
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“Yes, of course (it’s a huge boost),” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com
“We all knew from the beginning it would be a race. We don’t have to make a decision today because there’s no game today, we can wait. It looked good so far but until tomorrow I have to make that decision – after lunchtime tomorrow. That’s what I will do."
There was further good news for the Reds with Klopp confirming that Fabinho is available for selection.
The former Monaco midfielder sat out the win over Huddersfield following the blow to the head he suffered against Cardiff City the previous weekend.
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“Every human being needs time and he needed that time,” Klopp said.
“If the Huddersfield game would have been a day later he could have played, but it was just impossible for that game.
“This is now the most intense period of a long, long season because we now have three games in six days and we need to think about different things.
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"Of course with the opponents we have it’s difficult. But the boys are all in good shape so we will use as many as possible.”
Klopp revealed that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has trained “completely normally” since making his comeback as a substitute against Huddersfield and is also in contention to face Barca.
