Xabi Alonso insists Liverpool will need to find the right balance between attack and defence at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night and not leave gaps at the back for Chelsea to exploit.
Rafael Benitez's side must score three times against Guus Hiddink's outfit to stand any chance of progressing, but despite last season's runners-up being favourites, the Spanish playmaker remains confident that the tie is far from over.
"There is hope," Alonso told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"We know it is going to be a very difficult task to score three goals, but as long as we have a little chance then we are going to try and fight for it and go there and try to do our best.
"I think that it will be the closest to perfect if we can go there, score three goals and beat them.
"We will need to have a very attacking mentality because we need to score a lot of goals. By the same way we can't go desperate all-out attack because if you do that you will have more chances to concede.
"We will need to keep the balance but with an attacking mind of course."
The midfield will be boosted by the return of Javier Mascherano after suspension and Alonso said: "It is always good to have as many options as possible and good for the manager to have everyone available for this game."
Reflecting on the disappointing first leg, Alonso said every player is determined to put things right in the capital tomorrow night.
"Once we conceded the first goal we knew it was going to be hard and difficult because we had conceded an away goal," he said.
"I think maybe it affected us more than what it should have.
"The second half wasn't the best. The played well and controlled the game. We were not calm enough and they deserved to win. The result was very bad for us.
"You have to give credit to them. They have a great team and sometimes when they perform that well it is difficult to beat them.
"We made some very uncommon mistakes ourselves and that's something we will have to look at and try to improve for this game."
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"There is hope," Alonso told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"We know it is going to be a very difficult task to score three goals, but as long as we have a little chance then we are going to try and fight for it and go there and try to do our best.
"I think that it will be the closest to perfect if we can go there, score three goals and beat them.
"We will need to have a very attacking mentality because we need to score a lot of goals. By the same way we can't go desperate all-out attack because if you do that you will have more chances to concede.
"We will need to keep the balance but with an attacking mind of course."
The midfield will be boosted by the return of Javier Mascherano after suspension and Alonso said: "It is always good to have as many options as possible and good for the manager to have everyone available for this game."
Reflecting on the disappointing first leg, Alonso said every player is determined to put things right in the capital tomorrow night.
"Once we conceded the first goal we knew it was going to be hard and difficult because we had conceded an away goal," he said.
"I think maybe it affected us more than what it should have.
"The second half wasn't the best. The played well and controlled the game. We were not calm enough and they deserved to win. The result was very bad for us.
"You have to give credit to them. They have a great team and sometimes when they perform that well it is difficult to beat them.
"We made some very uncommon mistakes ourselves and that's something we will have to look at and try to improve for this game."
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N163987090413-0723.htm
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