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Liverpool must produce perfect performance at Chelsea - Reina

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina insists they're Champions League hopes aren't over, despite their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea.

He said: "It's going to be much tougher to win the trophy now, we have to go there and win 3-1 or 3-0. But we can go to any stadium and win.

"Of course the 4-1 win at Old Trafford gives us hope, it shows us what we can do at any stadium. We won like that at Old Trafford, why not at Stamford Bridge?

"It has to be a perfect performance. We have to have a great day and they must have one of their worst."

He added: "Maybe it is 85% in Chelsea's favour now, and just 15% to us, we know it will be hard.

"We must give Chelsea credit because they played very well. But we did not play very well, we did not dominate the situation.

"We had trouble in defence and they were in better shape. Some days your opponents play better than you, that is what we must address.

"Chelsea did not surprise me, they are an excellent team and we let them control the game.

"We started well but then did not have any control in the rest of the half."

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