I think we can give it a good go, but ultimately once our defence comes up against the likes of Mbappe we’ll be fucked.
In 2005, we punched above our weight but we had a good core with Carragher, Hyypia, Alonso, Gerrard.
It depends how we defend as well though. You need that defensive solidity. That core you mention were extremely exposed in the final until Hamann came on. Fabinho back in midfield makes a big difference.
The Henderson injury has been the killer on top of everything else. He was playing really well at the back and then if you add Fabinho in midfield (or even the other way around) we could just absorb the losses of our main CB's.
We're well capable of beating 3 or 4 of the teams in the next round with the team we had out on Wednesday. You do feel if we're going to have a chance against City or Bayern we'd at least need Henderson back and no more injuries or suspensions.
The frustrating thing is watching City make 6 or 7 changes from one game to the next and still having strong teams and strong benches. I think the best chance we'd have against City is a one off game in the final. Not having Anfield crowd would be a huge blow to us in a tie against City or Chelsea, added to the injuries. THey don't rely on their home support.