Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres ended his long wait for the trophy with the club where he spent most of his career. Atletico won the Europa League title by beating Olympique de Marseille 3-0
Torres will end his second period of defending Atletico at the end of this season when his contract expires. He replaced the two-goal scorer in the match, Antoine Griezmann in the 90th minute and lifted the trophy along with captain Gabi.
Torres grinned as he walked on his own towards the Atletico supporters, holding a high trophy with one hand.
Torres has supported Atletico since the age of five.
He joined the club academy of rivals Real Madrid when he was a kid and made his debut in the first team at the age of 17 years, 2001 ago. At that time, Atletico still competed in the second division of Spain.
He inspired Atletico back to the top flight and became club captain. But his resurrection coincided with the glamor of Real Madrid's neighbors team.
Torres had never won a trophy when saying goodbye to Atletico in a tearful press conference in 2007. At that time, he announced he had signed a contract for Liverpool.
He is still in England when Atletico beat Fulham 2-1 to win the 2010 Europa League. Torres was at Chelsea when Los Rojiblancos won five trophies in two years under Diego Simeone.