LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said he could risk injured captain Steven Gerrard for today’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at Chelsea.

Gerrard sat out Liverpool’s 4-0 Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday with a groin injury but Benitez is hopeful he can return as they attempt to overturn a 3-1 deficit at Stamford Bridge.

“He is better but he is still working with the physios. He will have one more day of training and then after we will see how he feels” Benitez told Sky Sports yesterday.

“It makes a difference if we play with him. Clearly we need him. He is a key player for us. Everything can change if he can play and if he plays well. We will talk with the doctor and with him before the game. It is not a massive risk but there is a small one because you could lose the player for 10-15 days and that would be bad.”