VIDEO: Fernando Torres heads home 1st La Liga goal since 2007
Back in La Liga, back with his boyhood club, and back to his goal-scoring ways.
Saturday's fixture between Atletico Madrid and Getafe saw Fernando Torres open the scoring with a powerful header in the third minute that marked his first La Liga goal since 2007, when he departed Atleti to begin a quest of extreme highs and extreme lows in the Premier League.
The time frame seems even more remarkable when it's viewed in days rather than years ...
2897 - Fernando Torres has scored again a goal at Vicente Calderon Stadium in La Liga after 2897 days. Return.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 21, 2015
... and it should come as no surprise that Torres scored before the five-minute mark.
3 - Fernando Torres has scored three of his four goals this season for Atlético de Madrid before the fifth minute. Quick.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 21, 2015
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