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Chelsea boss Villas-Boas happy to hand Torres start tonight

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas will start tonight's clash against RacingGenk with Fernando Torres.

Chelsea have Torres available in the Champions League despite his domestic ban.

The £50m striker has not played for his club for three weeks after a red card against Swansea earned him a three-match suspension.

Villas-Boas said: "He's in the squad of 18.

"He's been out for a long period, but had some action for Spain (playing an hour against the Czech Republic) to keep him in form for this period. He's been good in training."

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