Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa is full of confidence going into the second leg of his side's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea.
It's advantage Chelsea, after a last-minute own goal from John Arne Riise gifted them an away goal an equaliser at Anfield.
Liverpool have beaten Chelsea twice in the last three years at this stage in the competition, but the ties were won at home. They will not have that advantage this time, and Benitez has not managed to see his team score a goal at Stamford Bridge in the eight visits he has made to the stadium.
Nevertheless, he and his fellow Madridista Arbeloa are full of confidence and belief that they will make their third final in four years.
"We have been here before twice in the last three years and we have beaten Chelsea before," said Arbeloa. "We know what we have to do. If we can do the same again we will be in the Champions League final.
"Chelsea know Liverpool are a really good team. The last two times we won and I hope this time as well. We played really well [in the first leg] and we're happy with our performance. We have confidence.
"We beat Inter, we beat Arsenal and I think we can beat Chelsea. We just need to do the same things as the other day. We need to take our chances and, why not, we can beat Chelsea here.
"We know it is really difficult to win here because Chelsea are a really strong team, but no one said it would be easy. We have confidence in ourselves. We have to score one goal. We have players with quality and they can score everywhere. We can win."
He also gave compatriot and team-mate Jose Reina the highest of praise, branding him the best goalkeeper in the world and as such, he would be content with the tie going to penalties - as it did last year - as he sees the Reds having the advantage.
"I think penalties are better for us because we have the best keeper in the world," he declared. Though he added that, ideally, the tie will be decided long before then. "The key for us is to be really strong in defence and take our chances," he said. "If we take our chances we can win."
It's advantage Chelsea, after a last-minute own goal from John Arne Riise gifted them an away goal an equaliser at Anfield.
Liverpool have beaten Chelsea twice in the last three years at this stage in the competition, but the ties were won at home. They will not have that advantage this time, and Benitez has not managed to see his team score a goal at Stamford Bridge in the eight visits he has made to the stadium.
Nevertheless, he and his fellow Madridista Arbeloa are full of confidence and belief that they will make their third final in four years.
"We have been here before twice in the last three years and we have beaten Chelsea before," said Arbeloa. "We know what we have to do. If we can do the same again we will be in the Champions League final.
"Chelsea know Liverpool are a really good team. The last two times we won and I hope this time as well. We played really well [in the first leg] and we're happy with our performance. We have confidence.
"We beat Inter, we beat Arsenal and I think we can beat Chelsea. We just need to do the same things as the other day. We need to take our chances and, why not, we can beat Chelsea here.
"We know it is really difficult to win here because Chelsea are a really strong team, but no one said it would be easy. We have confidence in ourselves. We have to score one goal. We have players with quality and they can score everywhere. We can win."
He also gave compatriot and team-mate Jose Reina the highest of praise, branding him the best goalkeeper in the world and as such, he would be content with the tie going to penalties - as it did last year - as he sees the Reds having the advantage.
"I think penalties are better for us because we have the best keeper in the world," he declared. Though he added that, ideally, the tie will be decided long before then. "The key for us is to be really strong in defence and take our chances," he said. "If we take our chances we can win."
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