Torres determined to repay Del Bosque

The 28-year-old striker, hero of Spain's triumph at the European Championships in 2008, has struggled since joining Chelsea from Liverpool in January last year but has a chance to rediscover his best form in Poland and Ukraine next month.

With record scorer David Villa ruled out through injury, Torres is likely to be in Del Bosque's starting line-up when they play Italy in their opening Group C match on June 10, something he said he would have found hard to believe in February when he was dropped for a friendly against Venezuela.

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