When is fernando torres back from suspension

All Football. Football Champions League geoff sweet. Most popular. Live Blog. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Sections Chelsea Women Podcasts Features. Transfer Rumours Analysis Full Archive. FanPosts FanShots. Fernando Torres could be facing additional discipline New, comments. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Drogba was knocked unconscious nearly a month ago in the Chelsea vs. Norwich game, when Norwich City goalkeeper, John Ruddy made a rash challenge for the ball, but instead struck the Ivorian in the head.

Since then, Drogba has been recovering until just this past week. After being subbed in for Nicholas Anelka in the last few minutes of the Swansea game on Saturday, Drogba showed Chelsea supporters what they can expect for the next few weeks assuming he's given the nod , as he scored an excellent goal in the 90th minute with a great pass from Florent Malouda. At the beginning of the season, Torres probably knew he was going to be a guaranteed starter for at least a few months in order to prove himself.

Even though he's found his old form a lot quicker than many of us thought he would--and has more than earned a place in the starting XI--a little competition for the CF position can only be a good thing for the team as a whole. If Drogba is, in all likelihood, picked to start for the next three weeks and scores, say, 3 or 4 goals, it will certainly make Torres think twice about his suspension. However, despite that apparent show of Atletico's confidence that they already have one foot in the quarters, midfielder Koke warned against complacency.

We need to give our all again on Wednesday," said the Spanish international. Leverkusen travel to Spain under new management as Tayfun Korkut replaced the sacked Roger Schmidt after the Germans first leg defeat was followed up by a thrashing at Borussia Dortmund.

However, Leverkusen are hoping for a comeback of Barcelona proportions after the Spanish champions fought back from a first leg defeat to beat Paris Saint-Germain last week. BeSoccer 4 years ago