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Torres got the 2011 – 12 season underway in Chelsea's 0 – 0 draw away against Stoke City on 14 August 2011, in which his " link-up play was sharp, plus he was willing to make intelligent runs into space to receive the ball ".

He scored his second goal at Chelsea, and his first of the season, on 18 September 2011, during an away game against Manchester United, which was the side's only goal in a 3 – 1 defeat.

He scored his second goal of the season at home to Swansea City in a 4 – 1 victory.

However, 10 minutes after his goal, a two-footed challenge on Mark Gower resulted in his first red card in English football and a three-match domestic suspension.

On 19 October 2011, Torres scored two goals in a 5 – 0 victory against Genk in the Champions League, his first in Europe since the quarter-final of the 2008 – 09 Champions League with his old club Liverpool, against Chelsea.

His next Chelsea goals came after scoring twice and also assisting two others against Championship side Leicester City in an FA Cup quarter-final on 18 March 2012, ending a goal drought that stretched 24 games.

On 31 March 2012, Torres scored his first Premier League goal since 24 September 2011 against Aston Villa in a 4 – 2 away win.