Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has vowed to gun down Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League so as to avoid suffering the pain of 'big game' defeat.
The Reds travel to the Bernabeu in the last 16 on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports, to take on an in-form Real side and Torres is desperate for victory in the tie.
Torres was part of the Spain side which lost late on to Italy in the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup and he is eager to avoid a repeat of that misery.
"If you ever need any incentive on the pitch to give all you have it is to remember how bad it feels to lose the big games and the feeling of emptiness in the dressing room afterwards," the former Atletico Madrid star told the News of the World.
Torres was part of the Spain side which lost late on to Italy in the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup and he is eager to avoid a repeat of that misery.
"If you ever need any incentive on the pitch to give all you have it is to remember how bad it feels to lose the big games and the feeling of emptiness in the dressing room afterwards," the former Atletico Madrid star told the News of the World.
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"That's not something I want to be experiencing again and that is going to show on the pitch against Madrid.
"These are the games you look forward to as players. It is good to go back to Spain and, hopefully, one day I can face Atletico in the Champions League.
"Real Madrid's history in Europe is very clear but also Liverpool's history in Europe is very clear.
"The Premier League is still very important for us this season and is a competition we very much believe we are involved in but the European Cup is very important to the fans and players of this club and the manager has great success in it.
"We're not in the European Cup with a target of semis, the only reason Liverpool are in this competition is to win it."
"These are the games you look forward to as players. It is good to go back to Spain and, hopefully, one day I can face Atletico in the Champions League.
"Real Madrid's history in Europe is very clear but also Liverpool's history in Europe is very clear.
"The Premier League is still very important for us this season and is a competition we very much believe we are involved in but the European Cup is very important to the fans and players of this club and the manager has great success in it.
"We're not in the European Cup with a target of semis, the only reason Liverpool are in this competition is to win it."
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