Babel: Euro record will spur us on

Ryan Babel is confident Liverpool’s knack for producing on the European stage will spur them on to give a big performance in Lyon on Wednesday night.

The Reds need a positive result at the Stade Gerland to keep their Champions League hopes alive and the Dutch star believes they have the inner strength and the quality to bounce back against the French outfit.
 
"We may have lost against Fulham but I still believe the team has enough confidence to play well on Wednesday. The Champions League is different competition," said Babel. "We have a good history in it and we have the confidence to start well again.
 
"We will stay together as a team. We have lost some games and that is not good for our situation but we showed against Manchester United that we can play so well.
 
"That was a good example of what we can do. If we show passion and work together, we can beat anyone at any time. Lyon is another game.
"We have got the confidence to go there and get the result we need; when some players come back from injury, we will be much stronger."
 
The Reds had gone into Saturday's match at Fulham buoyed by a 2-0 triumph over Manchester United.
 
However, a disappointing second-half saw them go down to a 3-1 defeat in a match Babel reckons was decided by key incidents that went against Rafael Benitez's men.
 
"Losing like that was tough to take," he said. "We had control for most of the game. We tried to push them and put them under pressure in the second half, we tried to keep them deep.
 
"We were unlucky with the first red card (given to Philipp Degen). In my opinion, a red card was too heavy. I think it was the same for Carra. They were two big decisions that turned the game.
 
"But there were other things. Dirk made a decision to chase a ball. He wanted to keep it in and didn't want to leave it.
 
"So people will say it was Dirk's mistake. But if you defend that situation properly as a team, you won't concede that kind of goal. The team made a lot of mistakes and maybe the referee played his part as well. That is what cost us victory at Fulham."