Fernando Torres touched the sky and was brought back to Earth in just ten minutes. The Spanish striker put Atlético ahead of Barcelona during the first leg of their UCL showdown, but a couple of red cards in just six minutes had Los Colchoneros' fans infuriated with their legendary player.
Torres put the ball into the back of the net after 25 minutes, increasing his goal scoring tally against Los Blaugranas at Camp Nou Stadium. His strike made him the third player ever to score a goal facing Barcelona with two different clubs, following Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andriy Shevchenko. He also became the only player to score two goals against Barça in two different KO stages in the UEFA Champions League.
Nevertheless, his goal scoring skills were overshadowed by his two yellow cards in five minutes. Here's the foul that got him sent off (Geo-Restricted)
Así fue la jugada en que expulsaron a @Torres, ¿te parece justa la segunda amarilla? #ChampionsEnFD #FCBAtleti #UCL https://t.co/9ALjF0NWF2
— FOX Deportes (@FOXDeportes) April 5, 2016
Here's how fans reacted to his reckless display after scoring a goal.
I'd say Torres got a game's worth of work in in those 35 minutes.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) April 5, 2016
Torres went from 100 to 0 real quick #sentoff
— Calvin Miller (@calvin_miller7) April 5, 2016
A goal and a red card in a UCL KO round game:
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) April 5, 2016
2009 Juninho Pernambucano
2012 Manduca
2014 Schweinsteiger
2016 TORRES
25th Min: Fernando Torres scores against Barcelona.
— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) April 5, 2016
35th Min: Fernando Torres sent off against Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/e2VNqOiTwj
Torres being sent off a minute after scoring a goal though...most Torres thing Torres has ever done
— Karan Kaif (@KaranKaif) April 5, 2016
What a night for F.Torres, a kiss at the badge and an early walk through the field straight to the D.room pic.twitter.com/VWnJ2hQXXq
— THE SOWAH's® (@jamessowah) April 5, 2016
That Torres Performance Really Summed Up His Chelsea Career. ;) #BarcaAtleti
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 5, 2016
Atletico players looking at Fernando Torres in the changing room like.. pic.twitter.com/NAovRzdKUe
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) April 5, 2016
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