Carragher praying 'special' Torres comes through unscathed for Spain

Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher hailed the 'special' talents of Fernando Torres, expressing hope the player would come through Spain's midweek friendly against France unscathed to spearhead the club's bid for Champions League football next season.Torres marked his first start since January 13 with the winning goal in the bruising 2-1 victory over Blackburn at Anfield.The Spain international has now scored 13 goals in 17 Barclays Premier League appearances and despite having missed nearly six weeks after a knee operation heis still the club's top scorer. Shooting star: Carragher has hailed the return to fitness and from of TorresLiverpool remain sixth, a point behind fourth-placed Tottenham, but Carragher believes a fit Torres will give them an extra dimension in their final 10 Barclays Premier League matches. Liverpool 2 Blackburn 1: Rafa Benitez bites back in spat with rival AllardyceLiverpool's Jamie Carragher begging to be centre of attention againLIVERPOOL FC

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