Chelsea vs. Rubin Kazan: Final score 3-1, Fernando Torres returns from the dead

C helsea are in good shape
heading to Kazan in the Europa
League after building a two-goal
lead at home in the first leg. Rubin
Kazan have a bit of hope after
notching a first-half away goal,
but the Blues are very much in the
driver's seat after their 3-1 victory.
Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's
first and last goals, though he
might not end up earning credit for
the second one in the end. It
wasn't entirely clear if the ball
touched him or a Rubin defender
last, but he certainly did plenty to
nudge the ball on with his rear-
end. He engaged in a scuffle with
a defender for a long ball by David
Luiz and appeared to fall down
and sit on the ball, propelling it
forward and into the back of the
net.
In the 32nd minute, Victor Moses
doubled Chelsea's lead. Sergey
Ryzhikov did a poor job of clearing
a ball away and it eventually made
its way around to Torres, who
squared for Moses to finish from
the edge of the penalty area. Rubin
pulled a goal back just before
halftime, however, drawing a
penalty on a John Terry handball.
Natcho stepped up and converted,
grabbing a valuable away goal.
Chelsea pressed for a third goal
from the beginning of the second
half and went close on a couple of
occasions, finally finding it in the
70th minute. A quick counter led
to a Juan Mata cross into the
center of the box for Torres, who
rose up and powered an impressive
header past Ryzhikov.