Torres ends La Liga drought in Atletico win

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Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring

Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring

Fernando Torres scored his first La Liga goal for eight years as Atletico Madrid moved back to within a point of third-placed Valencia with a 2-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.

Torres scored Atletico’s final penalty as they eliminated Bayer Leverkusen in a tense shootout to reach the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek and produced a towering header from Koke’s free-kick to get the hosts off to a perfect start after three minutes.

Tiago then nodded home from Raul Jimenez’s flick-on a minute before half-time to lift Atletico to just six points behind leaders Barcelona.

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Source:: PM Newspaper