Two-goal Torres helps Chelsea rout Genk

REPORTS of his demise may have been exaggerated. Chelsea's £50m Spanish misfit Fernando Torres rediscovered his goal-scoring touch as he netted twice for the Blues as they thrashed Belgian outfit Genk 5-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
 
Was a higher force at work?
Chris Stocks in the Metro commented: "For 10 months Fernando Torres has looked like a man in need of divine intervention and last night his prayers were answered... following a prayer ritual with team-mate David Luiz he doubled his season's tally."
 
Alex Kay in The Daily Mail said Torres had joined his team mate in "apparent meditation" before the game, and his goals sparked "songs of praise at Stamford Bridge".
 
He could be back
His opening strike was his first in the Champions League since April 2009, and when he scored again it was the first time he had notched two in a game for Chelsea.
 
Dominic Fifield in The Guardian notes: "The Spain international's recent displays offer solid grounds for optimism." He added that manager Andre Villas-Boas felt that "confidence has finally been restored to the Spain striker's game."
 
It wasn't difficult
Steve Wilson in The Daily Telgraph brings a sense of perspective to things and notes that Torres "could not have hoped for a more accommodating side than the Belgians of Genk to rack up some game time and boost confidence while finding his goalscoring form with two goals inside 17 first-half minutes."
 
He adds: "The Spaniard's only regret will have been failing to complete what looked a likely hat-trick once he had put Chelsea 3-0 up inside the opening 25 minutes of a totally one-sided affair."
 
Torres was not the star of the show
Despite the striker's two goals the player who really caught the eye of Alex Kay of the Mail was 20-year-old Oriel Romeu. "The Spaniard excelled in his second start for the club, producing a pretty good impression of former Chelsea favourite Claude Makelele," he said.
 
"You can tell that Romeu has come from Barcelona. Every pass is simple, finds its man and is delivered with minimum fuss... He is oozing tikitaka, Barcelona's one-touch style of play."