Rubin 3 Chelsea 2,Chelsea win 5-4 on aggregate

  He was too quick out of the blocks for a ponderous Rubin team as his fourth goal in as many starts eased Chelsea’s 

path to the semi-finals.

Frank Lampard’s first-time ball over the top sent Torres sprinting clear of the Russians’ back four with only five minutes 

on the clock.

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MOVE over Arnie, there is a new Terminator in town. Or maybe that should be the Torrminator.

Fernando Torres had always said he would be back and last night he was as good as his word.

It might have taken Britain’s most expensive footballer more than two years to find his feet at Chelsea, but it is just 

possible the penny has finally dropped for the £50million ace.

And interim boss Rafa Benitez is convinced it is pumping iron with fitness coach Paco de Miguel which has given Torres 

the spark.

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The goal instantly killed the already flat atmosphere in the giant Luzhniki Stadium with less than a quarter of the 80,000 

seats occupied.

There may have been fewer than 200 fans who made the journey from London last night. But that should not diminish 

their incredible loyalty to a team which has spluttered for form all year

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Lampard and David Luiz had already clashed after a near escape on the stroke of half-time.

But the Blues did not learn and allowed Ivan Marcano to level with a powerful 51st-minute header.

But any thoughts of a remarkable fightback were ended four minutes later when Victor Moses restored the lead with a 

curling shot.

And though further Kazan goals from Gokdeniz Karadeniz and a Bebras Nacho penalty — after Cesar Azpilicueta’s foul 

on Aleksandr Ryazantsev — came too late, Benitez knows his team can not afford to be so generous in Sunday’s FA 

Cup semi-final with Manchester City.

DREAM TEAM RATINGS

STAR MAN - FERNANDO TORRES (Chelsea)

CHELSEA: Cech 6, Azpilicueta 5, Terry 5, Luiz 6, Ferreira 5, Ake 5, Benayoun 6 (Oscar 5), Lampard 7 (Ivanovic 5), 

Ramires 7 (Mikel 5), Moses 7 TORRES 8. Subs not used: Turnbull, Mata, Hazard, Marin. Booked: Oscar.

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Team P W D L GD PTS 1 = Man Utd 31 25 2 4 38 77 2 = Man City 31 19 8 4 30 65 3 = Chelsea 31 17 7 7 28 58 4 = Tottenham 32 17 7 8 15 58 5 = Arsenal 31 16 8 7 27 56 6 = Everton 31 13 13 5 12 52 7 = Liverpool 32 13 10 9 19 49 8 = West Brom 32 13 5 14 -1 44 9 = Swansea 32 10 11 11 1 41 10 = Fulham 31 10 9 12 -4 39 11 = Southampton 32 9 10 13 -7 37 12 = West Ham 31 10 7 14 -9 37 13 = Newcastle 32 10 6 16 -14 36 14 = Norwich 32 7 14 11 -19 35 15 = Stoke 32 7 13 12 -11 34 16 = Aston Villa 32 8 9 15 -24 33 17 = Sunderland 32 7 10 15 -11 31 18 = Wigan 31 8 7 16 -20 31 19 = QPR 32 4 12 16 -23 24 20 = Reading 32 5 8 19 -27 23

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