Jose Reina is convinced Liverpool can progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Rafael Benitez's side need to beat Porto at Anfield on Wednesday and Marseille in France in a fortnight if they are to keep their hopes alive.
But Spain goalkeeper Reina is confident they can succeed in those demanding games.
"We are third in the group now and need to register two more wins," he told www.liverpoolfc.tv.
"That will not be easy but if we play our real game then we know it will be enough.
"We must win in Marseille but we must deal with Porto first. There is no point in looking further ahead than that."
Reina recalls that Liverpool struggled early on before winning the trophy in 2005.
"They managed to get to 10 points in the group stages and that was enough," he said.
"We must aim for that total again and that will also be enough.
"That run to the final should be a mirror for us. We can look at it as an example of how the situation can be resolved."
Reina was still at Villarreal when Liverpool defeated AC Milan in Turkey.
But he was around to share in the disappointment of last season against the same opposition in Athens.
It is an experience he does not want again.
"I have not really looked at that DVD, it is in the past, we lost it and we must forget it and keep going," he said.
"People say we were unlucky in Athens, but in the end Milan won. If we get to the final again we must make sure we do not finish with that same feeling.
"But before we can even think about things like that we must make sure we win these last two group games.
"We must reach the knockout rounds before thinking ahead to any more finals."
Rafael Benitez's side need to beat Porto at Anfield on Wednesday and Marseille in France in a fortnight if they are to keep their hopes alive.
But Spain goalkeeper Reina is confident they can succeed in those demanding games.
"We are third in the group now and need to register two more wins," he told www.liverpoolfc.tv.
"That will not be easy but if we play our real game then we know it will be enough.
"We must win in Marseille but we must deal with Porto first. There is no point in looking further ahead than that."
Reina recalls that Liverpool struggled early on before winning the trophy in 2005.
"They managed to get to 10 points in the group stages and that was enough," he said.
"We must aim for that total again and that will also be enough.
"That run to the final should be a mirror for us. We can look at it as an example of how the situation can be resolved."
Reina was still at Villarreal when Liverpool defeated AC Milan in Turkey.
But he was around to share in the disappointment of last season against the same opposition in Athens.
It is an experience he does not want again.
"I have not really looked at that DVD, it is in the past, we lost it and we must forget it and keep going," he said.
"People say we were unlucky in Athens, but in the end Milan won. If we get to the final again we must make sure we do not finish with that same feeling.
"But before we can even think about things like that we must make sure we win these last two group games.
"We must reach the knockout rounds before thinking ahead to any more finals."
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