Sturridge and Balotelli start for Liverpool in Besiktas

The Italian controversially snatched a penalty away from captain Jordan Henderson in the first leg, converting it for a 1-0 aggregate lead, although manager Brendan Rodgers has played down the incident.

Demba Ba, who profited from Steven Gerrard's slip to score at Anfield and derail Liverpool's Premier League title bid last season, starts upfront for the visitors.

Liverpool return to the scene of their Champions League title-winning heroics in 2005 where they overturned a three-goal deficit to stun AC Milan at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.

Besiktas: Gonen, Kurtulus, Uysal, Franco, Opare, Kavlak, Hutchinson, Tore, Sosa, Sahan, Ba… Subs: Fidayeo, Pektemek, Ozyakup, Arslan, Koyunlu, Boral, Nukan.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Toure, Skrtel, Lovren, Ibe, Allen, Can, Moreno, Sterling, Sturridge; Balotelli… Subs: Ward, Manquillo, Lallana, Borini, Brannagan, Williams, Lambert.