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Fernando Torres gives Atletico the lead against Barca, then gets sent off minutes later

Published 20:48 5 Apr 2016 BST

Simon Lloyd
Fernando Torres gives Atletico the lead against Barca, then gets sent off minutes later

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Fernando Torres scoring a Champions League goal in the Nou Camp; it's enough to bring Gary Neville to the point of orgasm.

The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker gave Atletico Madrid the lead in their quarter final first leg against Barcelona, finishing cooly when put through against Ter Stegen. https://twitter.com/footballacca/status/717431100222652418 But, much like his career, Torres' night rapidly went downhill. Just a few minutes after giving his side the lead, Torres picked up a second yellow after nearly breaking brushing Sergio Busquets' leg. https://twitter.com/stratosathens/status/717434018128662528 Hero to zero in a matter of minutes. Unsurprisingly, the Fernando Torres show generated plenty of tweets, with Twitter undecided as to whether the Spaniard deserved to be sent off. https://twitter.com/CallumWilson/status/717434887779823616 https://twitter.com/KingRooney_/status/717434506815401984 https://twitter.com/Bonarumma/status/717435302105755648 https://twitter.com/lecrin/status/717435286934962180 https://twitter.com/_nickmartinez__/status/717435227887546371  
Fernando Torres gives Atletico the lead against Barca, then gets sent off minutes later