Fernando Torres admits he would love to face Barcelona in the final of this season's Champions League.
While Manchester United and Barcelona meet in one semi-final, Liverpool meet Chelsea — in a repeat of their 2005 and 2007 semi-final — with only Avram Grant's men standing between the Merseysiders and a place in the final in Moscow on May 21.
While Torres, who has scored 30 goals in an outstanding debut season at Anfield, is cautious about looking too far ahead, he is already dreaming of the final.
"We want to get to the final and it would be great to face Barcelona," he said. "Here the people want to face Manchester [United], but first we've got to get past the semi-final against Chelsea, which won't be easy."
The former Atletico Madrid forward has been a revelation in his first season in the Premier League, and he insists the competition in England has been more intense than the Spanish league.
He added: "I think that the difference between the two leagues are the top teams. I think the top four in England are above the top four in Spain, especially in terms of consistency, but the rest of the teams in Spain are better, there's more quality.
"But here every set of supporters cheers for their team and at Anfield the atmosphere is exceptional. Even when you drop important points at home, they don't stop supporting you."
While Manchester United and Barcelona meet in one semi-final, Liverpool meet Chelsea — in a repeat of their 2005 and 2007 semi-final — with only Avram Grant's men standing between the Merseysiders and a place in the final in Moscow on May 21.
While Torres, who has scored 30 goals in an outstanding debut season at Anfield, is cautious about looking too far ahead, he is already dreaming of the final.
"We want to get to the final and it would be great to face Barcelona," he said. "Here the people want to face Manchester [United], but first we've got to get past the semi-final against Chelsea, which won't be easy."
The former Atletico Madrid forward has been a revelation in his first season in the Premier League, and he insists the competition in England has been more intense than the Spanish league.
He added: "I think that the difference between the two leagues are the top teams. I think the top four in England are above the top four in Spain, especially in terms of consistency, but the rest of the teams in Spain are better, there's more quality.
"But here every set of supporters cheers for their team and at Anfield the atmosphere is exceptional. Even when you drop important points at home, they don't stop supporting you."
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