Torres awakens to drag Blues back from brink

Brentford 2 Chelsea 2

In the end, Fernando Torres, having endured a miserable afternoon until the 83rd minute, came alive to save his team and earn a 2-2 draw at Griffin Park; but it was hardly cause for wild celebration as Chelsea’s season continues to lurch from one disaster to another.

Benitez, whose starting line-up must have cost 10 or 20 times the amount it would cost to buy the entirety of Brentford’s players, stadium and training ground, even had the cheek to complain afterwards his squad was too thin and blamed tiredness for the performance.