Torres played with pain throughout the match, before flying back with the Liverpool party on Thursday morning.
Later on Thursday he attended a Liverpool hospital where more tests were carried out on his injury.
Manager Rafael Benitez fears that Torres will eventually need an operation on what he describes as a "poor man's hernia."
However, Liverpool are loathe to go down that route until every other avenue has been explored.
If Torres has an operation he could be out until after Christmas, and any further problems could even affect his participation in the World Cup finals for Spain.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "Fernando attended a Liverpool hospital today for further tests.
"It is nothing more dramatic than that, it is just further tests as part of his rehabilitation program."
Benitez said after the draw in Lyon: "Fernando played with pain, and after the game he still had the same problems that have troubled him for a few weeks.
"He wants to wait, rather than have an operation. He wants to work with the physios to try to solve his problems, but still he has pain.
"He told me he needed to keep stopping because of the pain. Whether there is the need for him or Steven Gerrard to have an operation is a decision we will not take straight away.
"We must see how he can improve, and by how much. Then we will decide about any possible operation."
Liverpool will assess the results of the tests before considering any further action.
The Reds have a home league game with Birmingham on Monday and it is unlikely that they will make any decision on an operation before then.
Skipper Steven Gerrard is also facing an operation on his groin problem, but the spokesman said: "Steven continues to progress after more treatment."
Benitez faces the choice of having his two best players under the knife at roughly the same time if they fail to respond enough to treatment.
Liverpool's injury problems meant they were without seven senior men in France, where they almost pulled off a dramatic victory against Lyon.
But after Ryan Babel had grabbed the lead with seven minutes left, Lyon striker Lisandro struck with an equalizer in injury-time that put his own side into the last 16, while leaving Liverpool's hopes of following them hanging by a thread.
They need to win their final two matches away to Debrecen and at home to Fiorentina and hope already-qualified Lyon can do them a favor against the Florence side if they are to have any chance of qualifying.
Four of Liverpool's walking wounded had a light training session today - Glen Johnson, Fabio Aurelio, Martin Skrtel and Nabil El Zhar. Only Skrtel is believed to have a realistic chance of facing Birmingham at Anfield.
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]]>"We're unbeaten for the past six games," Dempsey said. "Clearly, the (3-1) win against Liverpool at the weekend and our other positive results gives us confidence and we hope to beat Roma."
Roy Hodgson's side are second in the group, one point behind leaders Basel and one point clear of Roma.
Dempsey, who scored against Liverpool on Saturday, is hoping to make the starting line-up as he did not feature in the 1-1 draw between the two sides last month at Craven Cottage.
"I hope I can play," he said. "But it will be down to the coach.
"We are getting accustomed to play two games every three or four days and it is something you get used to."
Dempsey believes his team has recovered from their disappointing result in London against Claudio Ranieri's outfit.
A last-gasp equalizer from Marco Andreolli denied Fulham three points.
"We took a point against Roma and we will see what happens now.
"We have been on a good run of form and we want to continue to do well and improve."
Dempsey needs no reminder of the importance of this match.
Fulham, who are unbeaten in the competition, host CSKA Sofia next month before their final group game in Switzerland against Hodgson's former side Basel.
"We want to progress to the next round," he said. "A win against Roma would take us one step closer to that aim.
"For everyone in the team, including myself, these type of games are important and you want to play in big games.
"I am enjoying playing and I'm looking forward to this match."
]]>But Atletico leveled to make it 2-2 although Drogba's two goals, which take his season's tally to 12, mean Chelsea progress safely from Group D.
And the Ivory Coast international striker, asked afterwards if he was in the form of his life, told Sky Sports: "I think so.
"A few years ago I was playing with the same confidence. It's always easier when you are playing injury-free."
On the late equalizer Drogba continued: "I think we could have done better with the wall and maybe avoided the free-kick.
"It's frustrating to concede a goal like this after the efforts we produced - but it was a good game.
"I've played many Champions League games before but it's good to be on the pitch - I always say I am happy to be on the pitch and playing.
"Madrid had to win so they gave everything but even after they scored we kept pushing and we played even better.
"We scored two goals but it wasn't enough to win the game."
Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "I'm happy because we are in the next phase of the Champions League and this is important.
"It was a difficult match and I think the result is good because Atletico played well.
"They put a lot of pressure on us in first half but I think we did well - not the best but it was good.
"Didier is an important player for us. We have a lot of important players but he is doing very well and we are happy."
Chelsea now turn their attentions to a Barclays Premier League match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Drogba admitted: "I think we were also thinking about Manchester United tonight but we did everything we had to do today.
"Now we can focus on Sunday because it's very important to beat them (United) at home.
"We have to show different qualities and be better than today. Today was far from a good performance, we played well but were not good enough to win."
Ancelotti denied that Sunday's domestic match distracted his players.
He added on Sky Sports: "The players thought about this game.
"Now we have time to think about Manchester United and we have to prepare well, with calmness, to do our best."
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]]>Bayern Munich are in danger of missing out in qualification from Group A after Bordeaux claimed a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena.
The pressure mounted on Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal after strikes from Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh secured qualification for Les Girondins, who are unbeaten at the top of the Group A standings.
Juventus are two points behind the French side and four ahead of Bayern following their 1-0 win at Maccabi Haifa, courtesy of Mauro Camoranesi's winner in first-half injury-time.
Chelsea are assured of a place in the knockout stages courtesy of Porto's win over Apoel Nicosia.
The Portuguese side triumphed 1-0 in Cyprus, with Falcao on target six minutes from time.
In Group B behind Manchester United, Wolfsburg are in pole position for second place after a 3-0 win at Besiktas.
European giants AC Milan and Real Madrid, who have won the competition on seven and nine occasions, respectively, shared a 1-1 draw in Group C, with both teams a point above Marseille.
Karim Benzema gave Real the lead in the 29th minute, but Ronaldinho replied with a penalty 10 minutes before the break.
Alexandre Pato had a goal controversially disallowed moments later before Dida denied Raul a late winner in a dramatic game at the San Siro.
Marseille could yet progress at the expense of Milan or Real after a 6-1 defeat of FC Zurich, with two goals in the opening 10 minutes and three in the final 10.
An own-goal from Silvan Aegerter put them on their way before Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, Vitorino Hilton, Benoit Cheyrou and Brandao were on target. The visitors' Alexandre Alphonse made it 2-1 after 31 minutes.
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]]>Altidore was subsequently removed from the Tigers squad for failing to turn up on time and was fined two weeks' wages.
He later issued a public apology, but that did little to defuse Brown.
The Hull chief has, however, had time to reflect on the incident and admits he is prepared to give the on-loan forward a second chance to prove himself.
"He'll be back in contention for the weekend (against Burnley) but it's up to him now to prove that he's deserving of a place," Brown told the Hull Daily Mail.
"He's 19, he's at the beginning of his career but Jozy is being paid an awful lot of money to play professional football and it's part and parcel of his working life to be professional.
"The word professional to me means that you do everything right, even when people are not looking at you.
"He's apologized to his team-mates because he let them down."
While Brown was disappointed at Altidore's actions over the weekend, he feels the youngster still has the potential to be a success in the Premier League this season.
"He's been out on the training ground doing what 19-year-old lads should be doing, learning his trade," he added.
"People might look at a double-session on a Monday and think he's getting punished, but he's had an hour-and-a-half of football and an hour working on his technique in the afternoon - that's what young footballers should be doing.
"We've got hold of a young lad with big potential but to realize that, he has to do everything he can to maximize it."
Liverpool are being extra careful over specifying Aquilani's possible debut, but boss Rafael Benitez is expected to make a final decision first thing on Wednesday before the squad travel to London for the match.
Aquilani played for 15 minutes of a reserve match last week, having been recovering from a knee operation since his arrival at the club in the summer.
The former Roma man is clearly relishing the prospect of playing a part in Liverpool's season, having witnessed the atmosphere at Anfield for Sunday's 2-0 win over Manchester United.
Aquilani says: "It was incredible to be at the stadium on Sunday.
"It was one of the best games I have seen so far. I don't normally like to watch a match inside a stadium when I am not playing, but I really enjoyed Sunday.
"When I was in Rome, although the stadium was bigger, it did not have the same atmosphere as here. Because the fans are closer to the pitch at Anfield, you can feel the atmosphere better.
"It was very important to win against United and hopefully it can give us more confidence."
While the 25 year-old acknowledges he is still short of match fitness, he is already relishing the prospect of a first-team bow.
He said: "It was good to play for the reserves because I haven't played for a long time, but to play for the first team is something different again and I am looking forward to that.
"I really want to play, but I need to be patient, I know the time will come for me.
"I will be very happy when I make my debut. This is my job, it's what I am here to do, and I am looking forward to it."
With his first-team debut finally on the horizon, Aquilani was keen to thank his fellow players and the staff at the club's Melwood training ground for helping him settle into life on Merseyside.
He added: "I want to thank all the players and the people at the club because they have been very helpful to me since I arrived here.
"Obviously as Andrea Dossena is here and speaks Italian, he has helped me, but I want to take the opportunity to thank every player.
"It has been difficult, but now I want to build up my confidence and I hope to bring out the best of my game here."
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]]>Robinho, who only joined City just over a year ago for a British record £32.5million from Real Madrid, has been closely linked with a move back to Spain over the last few months - with Barca confirmed admirers.
The Brazil international has already admitted he would relish the chance to play for Pep Guardiola's all-conquering side, and, in his latest comments, he also feels that by representing Barca he will have a better chance of achieving his long-held goal of being the best player on the planet.
Robinho told Brazilian radio station Radio Bandeirantes: "I'm very happy about the interest that Barcelona have in me, playing in the Nou Camp it is much easier to be the best player in the world than at City."
However Robinho, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, insists he is not trying to manufacture a move away from City or that he has a problem with manager Mark Hughes.
"I'm not forcing a hypothetical exit from England and neither do I have problems with my coach," he added.
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AZ had only previously lost once in 34 home games in Europe, making Arsenal's first-half dominance all-the-more impressive.
And apart from two chances for the hosts, when former Spurs striker Mounir El Hamdaoui fired inches over the crossbar on 26 and Hector Moreno poked a 77th-minute free-kick narrowly wide of the upright, it was a comfortable night for the Gunners, who went into cruise control after the interval.
They should have been comfortably ahead after the first half, with van Persie drawing three fine saves from home goalkeeper Sergio Romero with fierce drives and Arshavin cheekily chipping onto the roof of the net.
But they paid the price for deciding to cruise through the second period, which saw the hosts grow in confidence before finally grabbing an equalizer in the dying seconds, when a free-kick into the box was headed into the path of David Mendes Da Silva, who gave Vito Mannone no chance at all with a rasping volley from 15 yards out.
Wenger's men still top the group on seven points - but the Frenchman will feel it is two points dropped rather than one banked.
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]]>And when the hosts went into the interval with a 1-0 lead handed to them by the dependable Yossi Benayoun, they seemed to be on their way - and that in spite of losing skipper Steven Gerrard after 25 minutes to a recurrence of his calf injury.
But Maxime Gomis' second-half header pulled Lyon level, before Cesar Delgado stunned Anfield into silence with an injury-time winner.
The French side made a lively start to the evening and spurned a great chance to take the lead when Pepe Reina denied Lisandro Lopez's six-yard header.
The Reds then thought they had gone ahead when Steven Gerrard's delivery found the head of Dirk Kuyt, but the Dutchman was correctly flagged offside.
The Reds were struggling to get to grips with Lyon's resurgent midfield and their hopes suffered a blow when Gerrard was withdrawn after 25 minutes after suffering a recurrence of his groin injury.
However, Liverpool hit back in determined fashion and Hugo Loris made a fine double save to deny first Kuyt and then David Ngog.
But the Reds weren't to be denied and when substitute Fabio Aurelio's drilled cross was missed by Martin Kelly, Benayoun was on hand to control the ball and fire home from six yards after 41 minutes.
And Liverpool almost doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Kelly's cross picked out Aurelio, but Loris made a spectacular flying save to push the Brazilian's header over the crossbar.
Benayoun headed a good chance just wide as the second half got underway, while a downward header from Kuyt was well pushed out by Loris at the expense of a corner.
But the Reds began to look edgy again and it was no surprise when Lyon notched a leveler after 72 minutes when Reina made a smart double save but was powerless to prevent Maxime Gonalons from steering a diving header inside the post to make it 1-1.
Liverpool went in search of a winner, but a rapid break saw a cross from the right pick out Delgado, who tucked in at the back post to silence the Kop and leave the Reds with a mountain to climb.
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]]>Having left Old Trafford for the Bernabeu in a record-breaking move over the summer, Ronaldo has made an excellent start to life with his new club and thinks he can flourish further under manager Manuel Pellegrini.
"You feel more pressure at Madrid but I love that, it drives me on," Ronaldo is quoted as saying in The Sun.
"My coach Manuel Pellegrini is clearly different to Sir Alex Ferguson. In fact I'm much more free here, free to roam around the pitch in certain matches.
"Not only will I use that to become the same player I was at Old Trafford but even better. I feel like a new-born baby - I'm reborn.
"Just because I won everything with United and was voted Ballon D'Or and World Player doesn't mean I've reached the top.
"In fact, I feel like my career is just starting."
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]]>Veteran midfielder Gattuso is recovering from a knock on his knee sustained while on international duty with Italy last week while Storari, who also missed Sunday's 2-1 triumph against Roma, is out with a thigh injury.
Brazilian goalkeeper Nelson Dida will replace Storari in goal.
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]]>A statement from AC Milan read: "The US football federation have informed us of Oguchi Onyewu's suspected tendon rupture of his left knee.
"The player, who is in the United States, will undergo further tests and if the diagnosis is confirmed, he will have surgery.
"Milan doctor Massimo Manara is in constant contact with Onyewu."
If a rupture is confirmed, the 27-year-old will be out of action for at least three months.
Onyewu signed a three-year contract with AC Milan this summer.
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]]>“Injuries of this nature usually require a recovery period of six to 12 months and extensive rehabilitation,” said U.S. Soccer physician Dr. Dan Kalbac, who is with the team in D.C. and collaborated with the treating doctors. ”Due to Charlie’s fitness level, his prognosis for recovery and his ability to resume high-level competition is substantially improved.”
Davies is in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. National Team as the squad prepares for its final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, taking place tomorrow against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium.
Davies, who has played 17 matches for the USA while scoring four goals, started and played 78 minutes in the USA’s 3-2 victory over Honduras in San Pedro Sula last Saturday that clinched a berth for the United States to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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