RAFAEL BENITEZ has urged Liverpool to draw on Anfield’s most famous anthem as they face another make-or-break Champions League evening.

Benitez’s side take on Lyon in France tonight knowing only victory would realistically keep alive their hopes of qualification to the knockout stages.

Fernando Torres is expected to be fit to spearhead Liverpool’s attack despite continuing to play through the pain barrier of a hernia problem.

With Benitez’s side standing third in Group E, six points behind leaders Lyon and three adrift of Fiorentina, even a draw at the 41,000-capacity Stade de Gerland may not ultimately prove enough.

Liverpool have lost six of their last seven games, and beleaguered Benitez has called for his players to follow the Kop choir and help turn their form around.

“Because we have experience, we try to manage when we are under pressure,” said the Anfield manager. “It’s easy for a manager when you are winning, but when you are under pressure you have to show character, you try to analyse things and be calm.

“If you are nervous you make mistakes. We have experience of the way we need to do things.

“I am really pleased to be here and I want to be here for a long time. Always, if you walk through a storm you hold your head up high, so that is what we will do.”

As well as captain Steven Gerrard, Liverpool are without Martin Skrtel, Glen Johnson, Albert Riera, Fabio Aurelio, Martin Kelly, Philipp Degen and Nabil El Zhar, while Andrea Dossena is a major doubt.

Benitez will make a late decision on Daniel Agger, who missed Saturday’s defeat at Fulham with a back problem, while he may give a first start to Alberto Aquilani despite the £20million man playing just 17 minutes since returning from an ankle injury.

“It will be a massive achievement if we win,” said Benitez. “It will give us a better atmosphere and can give us a platform to build on from here.

“We are very positive. We have some experience and we have to have belief we can do it because we have done it in the past. We respect Lyon but we have to do our job and play well and win.”

Of Aquilani, Benitez added: “We will see how he trains and after we will decide with the staff. It’s something we have to discuss. We analyse every player. It’s possible he can play from the start, why not?”