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Fernando Torres was unveiled at the Vicente Calderon.
Fernando Torres was unveiled at the Vicente Calderon.

Madrid - Fernando Torres hailed Atletico Madrid's tense 3-2 win on penalties over Bayer Leverkusen as the reason he returned to his boyhood club three months ago.

Torres scored Atletico's final spot-kick and then watched as Stefan Kiessling blazed over to seal Atletico's place in the last eight for the second consecutive season.

"I never had any doubt I made the right decision in coming here. This is something I'll never forget," said Torres, who came through the ranks to captain the club before leaving for Liverpool 2007.

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