Rafa Benitez is tipping Liverpool to beat Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, as he feels they are under no pressure to do so.
With the Blues scoring three away goals in the first leg at Anfield, the Reds must score at least three goals at Stamford Bridge to ensure they overcome a 3-1 deficit and progress to the semi-final.
The Spaniard has suggested that such is the difficulty of their task that they might just pull it off.
"Of course we know that we are now in a very bad position but we have nothing to lose," Benitez is quoted as saying by The Sun.
"We can approach the game without pressure and anything can happen - that’s football. If we play without anxiety and nervousness, we can play better.
"Clearly, we will have a lot of fans behind us at Stamford Bridge and we will try and do our best for them and for us because we are professionals."
Benitez is confident that as long as his Liverpool side approach the Chelsea game in a positive mind-set and attack their opponents, scoring the goals needed to win will be far from impossible.
He said, "[At Anfield] Chelsea played well and had chances, while we made mistakes. But we still could have scored again, so why not at Stamford Bridge?
"Chelsea will think it’s nearly done but we have to approach it thinking we can still get through."
With the Blues scoring three away goals in the first leg at Anfield, the Reds must score at least three goals at Stamford Bridge to ensure they overcome a 3-1 deficit and progress to the semi-final.
The Spaniard has suggested that such is the difficulty of their task that they might just pull it off.
"Of course we know that we are now in a very bad position but we have nothing to lose," Benitez is quoted as saying by The Sun.
"We can approach the game without pressure and anything can happen - that’s football. If we play without anxiety and nervousness, we can play better.
"Clearly, we will have a lot of fans behind us at Stamford Bridge and we will try and do our best for them and for us because we are professionals."
Benitez is confident that as long as his Liverpool side approach the Chelsea game in a positive mind-set and attack their opponents, scoring the goals needed to win will be far from impossible.
He said, "[At Anfield] Chelsea played well and had chances, while we made mistakes. But we still could have scored again, so why not at Stamford Bridge?
"Chelsea will think it’s nearly done but we have to approach it thinking we can still get through."
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