"He has a hairline fracture in his toe. I think he will be available for the weekend," the Spanish boss said.

However, Benitez did admit that it could be slightly risky to field his captain.

"The only problem is, if we push him now, he might need a little bit of a rest afterwards.

"I was talking to the doctor and he said it is not a big risk for him to play, though there is always some risk."

Gerrard was injured in the first-half of Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Toulouse in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg on Wednesday.

Even if Gerrard does play against Chelsea, it is doubtful that he will join England’s squad for the game against Germany on Friday.

"I still need to talk to (England manager) Steve McClaren but I think he will understand it would be a big risk," added Benitez.