Torres finds form as He scores a brace to help Chelsea cruise to victory
Thursday, October 20, 2011Omoba |
| celebrating after scoring his second goal |
Fernando
Torres ended his Champions League goal drought in emphatic fashion as the
Chelsea striker rediscovered his scoring touch with a brace that inspired a 5-0
demolition of Genk at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Torres
had gone 875 minutes without scoring in Europe's elite club competition, a
miserable run that dated back to April 2009 when he scored for Liverpool
against Chelsea.
But
the Spaniard finally got back on track with two clinical finishes against the
woeful Belgian champions. Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles opened the
scoring with his first goal for the club, but it was Torres who took
centre-stage with his brace.
Branislav
Ivanovic added the fourth goal just before half-time and Salomon Kalou
completed the rout in the second half.
Torres,
who now has four goals in his last four appearances, will be back on the
sidelines on Sunday as he serves the final game of his domestic suspension when
Chelsea face QPR.
But
the much-maligned forward has done all he can to ensure he returns to the team
after that ban.
His
efforts ensured Chelsea remain top of Group E, one point ahead of second placed
Bayer Leverkusen, after the biggest win of boss Andre Villas-Boas's reign which
equalled the club's largest ever Champions League victory.
"We
were happy to score very early," Villa-Boas said. "That put us in a
very comfortable position.
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