Deprived of European football, Liverpool and Chelsea are looking for domestic success this season. And that includes a trophy occasionally ignored by the bigger clubs -- the English League Cup.Liverpool has won this trophy a record eight times and plays second-tier Burton on Tuesday in the second-round match. Juergen Klopps team finished a disappointing eighth in the Premier League last season but made it to the League Cup final, losing on penalty kicks to Manchester City.Liverpool is already showing inconsistency in the league this season. It roared back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 4-3 in a thrilling season-opener, before losing 2-0 against Burnley on Saturday.With Sadio Mane still fighting a shoulder injury, Klopp is unlikely to make drastic changes, given the lack of European football to worry about.We will make changes but not big changes, the German said. It is not really likely we change seven or eight positions.With new manager Antonio Conte at the helm, Chelsea also has time to thrive in the League Cup -- which it last won in 2015 -- after finishing 10th in the league last season for one of its worst campaigns in recent history.Chelsea plays third-tier Bristol Rovers at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.Unlike Klopp, Conte is likely to make changes to the side that beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is expected to feature, along with Asmir Begovic adding experience.Premier League teams Everton and Crysal Palace both face 4th-tier opposition in Yeovil and Blackpool respectively.Stoke, beaten 4-1 by Man City in the league on Saturday, faces a trip to fourth-tier Stevenage.Teams involved in the Champions League or Europa League enter the tournament in the third round. Brett Cecil . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. Ozzie Smith Jersey Large .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/ .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. Miles Mikolas .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Stan Musial . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. RIO DE JANEIRO -- IOC President Thomas Bach will miss Wednesdays opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in order to attend a state event in Germany.The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that Bach would attend the official state mourning ceremony on Wednesday for Walter Scheel, the former West Germany president.We understand that it was an unforeseen situation that happened in Europe, Mario Andrada, the spokesman for the local organizing committee, said.Bach has named IOC member Sam Ramsamy of South Africa to represent him at the opeening ceremony at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.ddddddddddddThe Paralympics will feature 4,300 athletes, although none from Russia. The International Paralympic Committee has banned all Russian athletes because of alleged state-sponsored doping in the country.The IOC permitted some Russian athletes to participate in the just-concluded Olympics, largely leaving the decision to international sports federations. ' ' '