Benitez expects Chelsea to attack

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The Liverpool boss - whose side must score to combat Chelsea's away goal from last week's 1-1 first-leg draw - insists Chelsea's fans will not allow the Londoners to sit back, and he also feels the fact Chelsea have failed at this stage three times in recent years will play on their minds.

Benitez said: "We need to score one goal, and maybe that will be enough. Chelsea will be under pressure. Their supporters will be expecting something special and you cannot defend at home and lose 1-0."

He added: "Their supporters will not be happy with that. So Chelsea need to attack and we need to attack, so it will be a very open game."

And it is clear he is looking to 30-goal Fernando Torres - runner-up to Cristiano Ronaldo for the PFA Player of the Year award - to do the damage to Chelsea's defence.

Torres gave an uncharacteristically wasteful display in the first leg, missing three gilt-edged chances, but Benitez believes it will be different this time.

He said: "Torres has the mentality to reach the final, he wants to play and he is very focused and can concentrate.

"For him to be in a European Cup final in his first season at Liverpool is a dream he wants to experience."

He added: "Maybe Chelsea will be under more pressure. They want to win but they know they have failed at this stage three times recently. Their fans will try to push them to the final, but the same applies to our fans because we want the trophy too.

"Even if we concede, it still means we must score. If we score then Chelsea have big problems because they must get two, and if we get another then they will have to score three. It is tougher for them in such a situation."