"With Kuyt, you know he can always score goals," said Benitez.
"He proved when we played Everton at Goodison last season that he can handle the pressure that comes when you have big moments in big games and I am sure he can do that again.
"He has a habit of scoring important goals at important times. If you look at his record in the Champions League it is very good, and it was only last month that he scored the late goal which allowed us to beat Standard Liege.
"That goal was a reward for the effort he put in on that night and I am sure if he continues to work as hard as he does then his rewards will come again."