He scored the decisive penalty for Atletico Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen as his side went through in a shootout win against the Bundesliga side.
Ahead of the game, Fernando Torres spoke about his recent travails. He likened his Chelsea career to "swimming to wet clothes". Can you swim in dry clothes? If you're a multi-millionaire footballer then maybe there's a way.
Talking to Spanish paper El Pais, he said:
The doubts were understandable because people did not see the English league, or the short time I was at Milan.
They read the statistics, and they were not always the same.
You end up in a situation where things have not gone well for weeks, or for years. That is like swimming in wet clothes.
I know how I am, and I am good. In the end these doubts disappear, but then others come again.
via Sky Sports
Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE
