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Fernando Torres scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea today as they celebrated reaching the Champions League final by roaring back into contention to qualify for next season's competition.

Torres and the Blues produced the polar opposite of a European hangover after Tuesday's astonishing semi-final triumph over Barcelona by burying QPR in a Stamford Bridge mudbath.

That lifted them back up to fifth in the Barclays Premier League, a point below Newcastle ahead of Wednesday night's crucial clash against the Magpies.

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