With Real Madrid's 2-2 draw with Villarreal on Saturday secuing second place for Atletico Madrid, Sunday was always going to be more about Torres than it was the result.
The man from Fuenlabrada was handed the captain's armband by manager Diego Simeone, whilst the home fans unveiled a huge banner before kick-off in tribute to his rise through the ranks at the club.
With both sets of players perhaps distracted by the party atmosphere in the Spanish capital the game got off to a slow start, though Torres should have scored after being put in by Angel Correa, only to steer an effort wide with only Marko Dmitrovic to beat.
Eibar soon punished the hosts for that miss as Kike Garcia raced in to steer an effort beyond Jan Oblak on the slide and open the scoring with 35 minuts on the clock.
However, this was Torres' day and he raised the roof just before the break as he rolled home an equaliser after having the ball squared into his path by Correa.
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The two sides went into the break level and the game remained one of few clear-cut chances after the interval.
Koke fired straight at Dmitrovic before Kike saw a well-struck volley blocked away to safety by a defender.
The game then burst into life as we reached the hour mark, starting as Torres but the hosts ahead.
Juanfran picked out substitute Diego Costa with a long ball from deep, with the bustling striker bringing the ball under his spell before slipping in Torres to take a touch around the goalkeeper and slide the ball home for his second of the day.
The stage was set for the veteran to be his side's hero for the final time, only for Lucas Hernandez to deal Atletico a major blow as he saw red for a second bookable offence just minutes later.
Though Simeone's side are experts in keeping the back door shut, they were breached with 20 minutes to play as Ruben Peña thundered an effort into the roof of the net from the edge of the box after Atleti failed to adequately clear a cross.
Neither side showed too much desire to take all three points in what remained of the game, though there were a couple of moments of quality from Torres as he brought the curtain down on his time with the club he has been associated with since the age of 11.
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