Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has backed striker Fernando Torres to help end the side's poor record at Stamford Bridge and get the result they need against English rivals Chelsea that will see the Reds into next month's Champions League final.

In Rafael Benitez's four seasons as Liverpool manager the team have not even scored a goal at Chelsea's west London home ground.

But England midfielder Gerrard hit back by saying: "We haven't gone there with Torres in our side before."

Liverpool must score at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday if they are to have a chance of reaching their third Champions League final in four years after Tuesday's 1-1 semifinal first-leg draw at Anfield otherwise they will go out on the away goals rule.

Their best results at Stamford Bridge under Benitez are two goalless Champions League draws and a similar scoreless Premier League stalemate earlier this season.

What made the Anfield draw all the worse for Liverpool was that they were leading and just seconds away from victory when substitute John Arne Riise put through his own net in the 95th minute.

The scale of Liverpool's task is emphasised by the fact Chelsea haven't lost at home since Barcelona, their potential opponents in the Champions League final in Moscow on May 21, won 2-1 there in February 2006.

But Gerrard said: "We have the players and the belief. We've done it so many times, this team never knows when it is beaten.

"We may not have scored or won at Chelsea in four years, but we haven't been there with Fernando in the team before.

"Even the two games there this season, the league draw and the League Cup defeat, Fernando wasn't playing."

Torres, who has scored 30 goals this season, was well-marked on Tuesday by Chelsea captain John Terry, with Dutchman Dirk Kuyt opening the scoring for Liverpool.

Gerrard, though, added: "Chelsea know they will be in for a tough time next week, there may be a little more space for Fernando, and I don't hear any of their players thinking it's all over.

"Torres can cause any defence problems. You saw that in the first leg. He was very disappointed not to score.

"We've been to Inter Milan and Arsenal in this season's run and scored. So I can't see why we cannot score at Stamford Bridge.

"We believe we can beat Chelsea on their own patch. I am happy for people to say Chelsea are favourites, it's not important. We just have to block it out.

"We created the better chances at Anfield and I don't recall Pepe Reina having anything to do except pick the ball out of the net."

AFP