Xabi Alonso is confident Liverpool can progress in the Champions League.

Liverpool face PSV in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final next week and Xabi Alonso is confident the Reds can get a good result and progress through to the next round.

"In the Champions League we're in a good position and we are really confident," said the midfielder.

"We have a lot of respect for PSV, they are going to be a really tough opponent like they showed against Arsenal.

"Of course there is still a long way to go, but we are confident we can reach the final. We must go step by step now and think about the quarter-final against PSV.

"We have played the qualifying round against them. We played in Eindhoven and drew, and at Anfield we won.

"We know the quarter-finals are a completely different challenge to go through to the semi-finals.

"We have a lot of respect for PSV and we know them very well."