In Spain, Atletico Madrid strengthened their defence with the capture of Domingo Cisma from Racing Santander.
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Atletico Madrid will move into second ahead of Real if they beat Valencia on Sunday.
Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven, a club Gerets has also coached, complete Group D.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Fulham will play Atletico Madrid in the club's first European final on 12 May.
The following week Betis beats Real Madrid 1-0 and Sevilla loses 4-0 to Atletico Madrid.
Liverpool face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debrecen while Chelsea play Porto, Atletico Madrid and APOEL Nicosia.
Match-winner Torres, who had never won a trophy with Atletico Madrid, Liverpool or Spain before Sunday, said.
Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero equalized in the final minute of the first half with a powerful shot.
Second-placed Atletico Madrid can close the gap on Barcelona to eight points if they beat Levante on Sunday.
Atletico Madrid withstood late pressure as a 0-0 draw with Valencia sealed their progress on the away goals rule.
Atletico Madrid's winger Maxi Rodriguez and Greece international full-back Vasil Torosidis have also been linked with moves to Liverpool.
He was relegated behind Torres, who scored 33 goals for the Reds after signing from Atletico Madrid last summer.
Real will face either city rivals Atletico Madrid or Sevilla in the final.
This is around four times as much revenue as the third highest revenue team in La Liga, Atletico Madrid.
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In the Europa League Valencia, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon all make it through to the semi-finals.
Forlan, who plays for Spanish club Atletico Madrid, scored five goals as Uruguay reached the semifinals in South Africa.
He will definitely miss the game against Atletico Madrid next weekend and possibly the showdown with Barcelona on April 25.
Atletico Madrid boss Javier Aguirre refused to condemn referee Hansson for the late penalty decision which cost his side victory.
United have reportedly been linked with moves for Borussia Dortmund's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and Atletico Madrid's prolific forward Radamel Falcao.
Valencia, who won the 2004 UEFA Cup under Rafael Benitez, will face fellow Spanish club Atletico Madrid in the last four.
Atletico Madrid is currently tied at the top of La Liga with 19 points, 8 points ahead of free-spending Real Madrid.
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Atletico Madrid takes the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea 4-1 and Falcao is the star of the show with a hat-trick.
It lost a fractious domestic cup final to crosstown rival Atletico Madrid.
Real's win moved them into second place after city rivals Atletico Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by Real Sociedad .
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And bottom side Zaragoza continued their good recent form as a last-gasp Apono penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid.
Holders Atletico Madrid defeated Fulham in last season's final and are in Group B, along with Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenburg and Aris Thessaloniki.
He looked a great player at Atletico Madrid, quick, big and athletic.
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And Atletico Madrid were jeered off by their own fans after slumping 2-0 at home to Malaga, their ninth defeat of the season.
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