Champions League semi-final second leg, Stamford Bridge - Chelsea 1 (Torres 36), Atletico Madrid 3 (Adrian 44, Costa pen 60, Turan 72); Atletico win 3-1 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid booked their place in the Champions League final to face their cross-town rivals Real Madrid with a stunning result at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge.
José Mourinho's men set up to defend against the visitors, but some individual errors proved costly and Atleti deservedly got the goals to make an historic final for the club.
Minutes after Fernando Torres had fired the hosts ahead against his former club, some poor defending allowed Adrian Lopez to equalise, before Samuel Eto'o conceded a penalty in the second half which Costa converted.
Luiz almost gave Chelsea a route back into the game when he struck the post afterwards, but Arda Turan finished the hosts off with a third goal to complete their demise.
In the remaining time, Atletico cruised to a deserved victory, revealing their quality to the world in having thoroughly outplayed Chelsea in London.
Mourinho will surely point to the rebuilding work to be done - his side looked a long, long way from being the best side in Europe, and even his tactical mastery could take them no further.
KEY MOMENTS
36' - TORRES GOAL! (Chelsea 1-0 Atletico): Chelsea take the lead in the tie as Fernando Torres scores against his old club, finding the net through a huge deflection off Mario Suarez.
44' - ADRIAN GOAL! (Chelsea 1-1 Atletico): Chelsea's gameplan comes undone as some woeful defending allows Juanfran to hook the ball back across goal for Adrian Lopez to smash home, leaving the hosts chasing the game.
60' - COSTA PENALTY! (Chelsea 1-2 Atletico): Samuel Eto'o had only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes when he gave away a cheap penalty, bringing down Diego Costa in the area. The big striker stepped up to blast his penalty home and leave Chelsea needing two goals to progress.
72' - TURAN GOAL! (Chelsea 1-3 Atletico): The knockout blow to Chelsea, and unforgivably, they fall for the same trick twice as Juanfran provides exactly the same assist for the first goal for Arda Turan.
Source: Eurosport
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