Thursday, December 13, 2007

Torres Admits Second Not Best

Fernando Torres admits it would have been better for Liverpool to have won their UEFA Champions League group.

The former Atletico Madrid star scored a sensational goal as he helped Liverpool defeat Marseille 4-0 and book their place in the last 16.

Liverpool, though, could only finish second in Group A which means they will now face one of the teams who won their section and Torres says that is not ideal.

"It can be a Spanish or Italian team. All the teams are strong and to finish second is not the best," he told EFE.

"But it is all the same really, as we know that the level will be very high.

"Sevilla in the Champions League have been strong and Madrid and Barcelona are teams that aspire to win the whole competition.

Torres was pleased with his strike at the Stade Velodrome.

"I am very happy with my goal," he added.

"I think things are going very well for me and this goal has helped the team qualify and now we are in the next round.

"The game started at a very quick pace. It was not what we expected in the first ten minutes. The key to winning was to be able to play calmly and that is what happened.

"With Stevie's and my goal after only 11 minutes they knew it was very difficult to come back."

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