Substitute Fernando Torres scored his 100th goal for Atletico Madrid as they came from a goal down to beat Eibar 3-1 at home yesterday and go level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Two headed goals from corners seven minutes apart by central defenders Jose Maria Gimenez and Saul put Atletico on track after Keko had given Eibar the lead.

Coach Diego Simeone will be glad his team ended a run of four matches without a win in La Liga and King’s Cup while Torres, who scored in added time, had been waiting since the win at Eibar in September to reach his Atletico century.

Atletico are unlikely to stay equal top on 51 points past this evening when rampant Barcelona, who have the superior goal difference and two matches in hand, visit bottom team Levante.

Real Madrid, away to Granada today, are third four points back.

Torres’s much-celebrated goal was the icing on the cake for Atletico.

“To score my 100th for Atletico is a prize ,” said Torres, back at his first club after playing for Liverpool, Chelsea and Milan.

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