Uefa Cup: Houllier hoping Porto will Kop it

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier wants Uefa Cup rivals Porto to be overpowered by a wall of noise.

The Anfield side continue their three-pronged chase for cup glory against the Portuguese giants in their quarter-final second leg.

The tie is delicately balanced at 0-0 after last week's first clash in Porto.

With the Worthington Cup already in the bag and Liverpool facing an inviting FA Cup semi-final against giantkillers Wycombe Wanderers, a triumph will keep Houllier's heroes right on course for a remarkable cup treble.

And the Frenchman wants to tap into the power of Liverpool's Kop support to help his battle-hardened troops into another last four in a match that will be their 20th cup tie of an already demanding season.

Houllier said: "This club wants to go right to the end of every competition we are involved in - even if the main target is to play Champions League football next season.

"Our fate is in our feet. We know what we have to do and we will be determined to achieve it."

But it is the passion of Anfield's fans that Houllier wants to carry his men to glory.

He said: "There is great harmony between the fans and the team at this club. There is a long tradition of that kind of support.

"If we go through, we will do so with the fans behind us. Those fans are part of our club and part of it's roots.

"Right from Bill Shankly's era, that has been the case. The fans have confidence in the team and the team realise and respect the support they get.

"Those fans can give us a lot of confidence and impetus in this game.

"They have been fantastic to aid the team in games like the Crystal Palace semi-final, and then the Roma home game when we were under so much pressure.

"It is true that they have been extremely supportive and the boys are aware of that. When you have that support behind you it means you want to give your all for them.

"If we go through it has to be with the fans behind us because the club is a whole, you know how important the fans are to the players.

"It is not an easy game to handle because we have to score. At 0-0 you know that means extra time and penalties in the end, and we don't want that."