Rubin 3 Chelsea 2

MOVE over Arnie, there is a new Terminator in town. Or maybe that should be the Torrminator.

Fernando Torres had always said he would be back and last night he was as good as his word.
It might have taken Britain’s most expensive footballer more than two years to find his feet at Chelsea, but it is just possible the penny has finally dropped for the £50million ace.
And interim boss Rafa Benitez is convinced it is pumping iron with fitness coach Paco de Miguel which has given Torres the spark.

TOR BLIMEY ... Fernando got Chelsea's first

He was too quick out of the blocks for a ponderous Rubin team as his fourth goal in as many starts eased Chelsea’s path to the semi-finals.
Frank Lampard’s first-time ball over the top sent Torres sprinting clear of the Russians’ back four with only five minutes on the clock.
Kazan keeper Sergei Ryzhikov had charged from his area in a bid to beat Torres to Lampard’s pass.
But it was a race he was never going to win, leaving him stranded in no-man’s land as Torres calmly lifted the ball over his head and high into the net off the Moscow plastic pitch.

VICTOR-IOUS ... Moses looked to have sealed it but Rubin fought back

The goal instantly killed the already flat atmosphere in the giant Luzhniki Stadium with less than a quarter of the 80,000 seats occupied.
There may have been fewer than 200 fans who made the journey from London last night. But that should not diminish their incredible loyalty to a team which has spluttered for form all year.
Last night’s result, in Chelsea’s 58th game of the campaign, means there will be at least 10 more matches before Benitez packs his bags.
If they get to the Europa League and FA Cup finals, that will stretch to 70.
Yet Chelsea’s passage was far from plain sailing as three second-half goals from Rubin raised serious doubts about Rafa’s groaning defence.

EL TORRO ... The striker was in a bullish mood and scored a brilliant lob

Lampard and David Luiz had already clashed after a near escape on the stroke of half-time.
But the Blues did not learn and allowed Ivan Marcano to level with a powerful 51st-minute header.
But any thoughts of a remarkable fightback were ended four minutes later when Victor Moses restored the lead with a curling shot.
And though further Kazan goals from Gokdeniz Karadeniz and a Bebras Nacho penalty — after Cesar Azpilicueta’s foul on Aleksandr Ryazantsev — came too late, Benitez knows his team can not afford to be so generous in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City.
DREAM TEAM RATINGS
STAR MAN - FERNANDO TORRES (Chelsea)
CHELSEA: Cech 6, Azpilicueta 5, Terry 5, Luiz 6, Ferreira 5, Ake 5, Benayoun 6 (Oscar 5), Lampard 7 (Ivanovic 5), Ramires 7 (Mikel 5), Moses 7 TORRES 8. Subs not used: Turnbull, Mata, Hazard, Marin. Booked: Oscar.