Minutes after finishing the game, the two goals that Fernando Torres endorsed the Belgians in their own stadium turned him into the player most requested by the mass media in the mixed zone. The forward did an analysis for the radio ‘Cadena Ser’ about how was the game: "We had to win. At the first half it was difficult for us to take the pace of the game. They were started very strong and we were surprised with such strength. At the first half they didn’t stop running and late on they felt the weakness in the second have. At the end we could’ve read the game, we had the possession of the ball and that served us to win".

The player also refered to the first spectacular goal of the match: "We were arriving often in the second half, they were yielding a lot of space because only the victory would save them, and a Reyes' ball to the second post finished in goal. The important thing is that the ball crossed the goal line, other times easier shots don’t go in and today thankfully I could score two ".

The approximately 10.000 Spanish who went at the King Balduinio stadium supported the national team during the match. Torres also had gratitude words for them and for all fans: "I’m satisfied with the score, for both goals, and because there were many fans paying attention to the game, many Spanish at the stadium and the win is for all of them".

Likewise, the forward was self-critical and he expected to leave behind the bad patch with the national team: "The things weren’t going well for me at the national team, I hope that today is the beginning of a good patch. I’m conscious that I wasn’t playing well with Spain and I hope that from now on we will keep it all forgotten ".

The job from the wings was indispensable for the victory, concretly Reyes collaborated with two assists. Torres didn’t spare praises speaking about his companions, assuring that "Spain is lucky to have two left wings among the best ones of the world, Vicente and Reyes. When one of them isn’t in good shape, the other one is, the difficult thing is for the coach who must put one of them in the field".

Finally, Torres analyzed the options to achieve going to the World Cup after a day in which the three first ones (Serbia, Spain and Bosnia) settled their respective matches with a victory: "We depend on ourselves, but we hope that Bosnia help us a bit. They play for the second position and only the victory it’s worth it for them. Let's hope that they can win this game and that way we will avoid the play-offs. Always from the respect, we know that at San Marino the goal is to score a lot. We need more than four in order to we a tie between Serbia and Bosnia that could put us at the top of group".


Photo: Pablo Garcia