Moments after receiving the Gold Medal of Fuenlabrada, Fernando Torres addressed those who attended the striker’s press conference at the town’s Plenary Hall. The Spaniard discussed both club and country before looking ahead to what he hopes will be back-to-back European Championship successes. “The challenge is to win the European Championship, the World Cup, and now, another European Championship, something that no other country has done before.”

“The difficult thing for national teams is learning how to win titles. After many years suffering one disappointment after another, Spain finally learned how to win when it counted. After our triumph at Euro 2008, we wanted to win the World Cup, a feat we achieved. There’s nothing nicer than breaking records and to rewriting history. Now we are focused on both Friday's and Tuesday’s matches, as we want to qualify as soon as possible for Euro 2012. That way we can start working towards winning another European Championship.”

Fernando Torres also looked back over his first seven weeks as a Chelsea player. Recent results have moved the Blues up to third in the table, and in Europe, the Londoners face Manchester United in an all-English quarter-final. “I’m pleased and happy with this new chapter. A season that seemed over in many respects, has become an exciting one full of possibilities.”

Despite not yet scoring for his club, Torres has adapted quickly to Chelsea’s style of play and is confident that the goals and trophies will arrive. “At the beginning it always takes time, but the team are winning so I'm happy with how things are going. Both myself and the fans are waiting for my first goal, but I’m not suffering from anxiety. I came here to win trophies.”

During the press conference the Spaniard was asked about a possible future return to la Liga. “Not yet. I have just signed a five and a half year contract. I often think about playing again in Spain, but I would only return if I could compete at the highest level. I wouldn’t return to just to see out the end of my career. But any chance of this happening is still very far off in the future.”

When asked under which coach or coaches he would like to work under, Fernando named three: Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Guardiola. “They are managers who have won everything and who stand out from the rest. I wonder what makes them different, and I would like to know what the secret to their success is. I would like to learn from them.”

In an interesting final round of questions, mainly from young children, the Chelsea striker was asked about doping in football. “Doping doesn’t help your game and footballers are clean when it comes to drugs and we stay away from performance hancing drugs. There are many more controls than people think, and just because you can become physically stronger by taking illegal subtsances, it’s not going to help you to score more goals or to play any better. When there’s a ball in play, like in football, tennis or basketball, taking drugs doesn’t make any sense. The players are all totally clean.”

The final question put to the Chelsea number ‘9’ was about the kick-off times in La Liga. Torres was asked if the league in Spain should contemplate a possible change in match times so as to compete with other domestic competitions. "It’s a cultural thing. The standard of la Liga isn’t going to get any better by playing at three in the afternoon or during the Christmas period. The Spanish league is fine just as it is."