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Chelsea's Fernando Torres, right, scores the opening goal past Schalke defender Roman Neustaedter during the Champions League group E soccer match bet...
Chelsea's Fernando Torres, right, scores the opening goal past Schalke defender Roman Neustaedter during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct.22,2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Chelsea's Fernando Torres celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in...
Chelsea's Fernando Torres celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct.22, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany Soccer Champions League
Chelsea players celebrate after Fernando Torres, unseen, scored, the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke ...
Chelsea players celebrate after Fernando Torres, unseen, scored, the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, left, celebrates with Frank Lampard after Fernando Torres scored the opening goal during the Champions League group E so...
Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, left, celebrates with Frank Lampard after Fernando Torres scored the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Ivanovic deflected a corner kick by Lampard for Torres to score. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Chelsea's Fernando Torres, left, heads the ball to score the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and C...
Chelsea's Fernando Torres, left, heads the ball to score the opening goal during the Champions League group E soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Chelsea FC in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Torres scored the opening goal. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Fernando Torres scored twice as Chelsea won 3-0 at Schalke to replace the German side at the top of Group E in the Champions League on Tuesday.
On his 100th start for Chelsea, Torres scored with a simple header in the fifth minute after being left unmarked at the far post for a corner.
Torres effectively sealed the result on a counterattack in the 69th, when Oscar crossed for the Spaniard to take it past the goalkeeper with his first touch and slot to the empty net with his next.
Eden Hazard wrapped up the scoring three minutes from time on another breakaway, helped by Torres' intelligent run.
Steaua Bucharest drew 1-1 at home with Basel in the other group game, meaning Schalke is second behind Chelsea on goal difference.
