According to Sport, F. Torres will lead Atlético Madrid B against Zaragoza, marking the first meeting between the two teams in nearly 20 years. Their last encounter was on March 18, 2007, when F. Torres was still an Atlético striker, and his team lost away. F. Torres has faced Zaragoza 12 times in his career, with Atlético recording 2 wins, 5 draws, and 5 defeats, and he scored one goal.

F. Torres retired from Sagan Tosu in Japan in 2019 and began coaching Atlético Madrid B in 2024. This is his third season managing the team. Last season, Atlético Madrid B finished third and participated in the promotion playoffs but failed to secure promotion to the professional league. F. Torres' contract with Atlético Madrid B expires at the end of this season and has been extended through 2027.

This season, Atlético Madrid B has signed 12 players from other clubs, including winger Issiaka Kamate, who joined from Inter Milan's youth academy for 2 million euros. Reports indicate that F. Torres needs to secure the team's promotion this year; if the team fails to gain promotion and Simeone continues to manage Atlético Madrid's senior team, F. Torres may leave Atlético first before returning later.

F. Torres has wielded significant influence in building Atlético Madrid B. In 2022 and 2023, Zaragoza's former owner, Real Z LLC, collaborated with Atlético to facilitate loans of Giuliano, Moleiro, Mourinho, and Varela to Zaragoza. In 2024, then-Zaragoza coach Víctor Fernández wanted to sign Adrián Niño, but Atlético blocked the move and the deal fell through. F. Torres also refused to loan Prícon to Zaragoza. Zaragoza tried last summer and again in January, but both attempts failed. Prícon has since moved to Dubai City FC.

F. Torres transferred from Atlético to Liverpool in the summer of 2007 for 36 million euros, then played for Chelsea and Milan, and returned to Atlético in 2014. Early in his career, he faced Zaragoza 12 times, including in the 2001 Copa del Rey semi-final. F. Torres was only 17 at the time and made 6 appearances for Atlético that season, two of them against Zaragoza; Zaragoza ultimately eliminated Atlético and won the final against Celta.

In the remaining 10 meetings, F. Torres played the full 90 minutes in each match. Zaragoza won 5 of the 12 matches, including a 0-2 victory in the first leg of the 2000-01 Copa del Rey, 1-2 in the 2003-04 season, the first leg of the 2005-06 Copa del Rey Round of 16, and two 1-0 wins in both league matches of the 2006-07 season. In the other matches, the two teams drew 5 times, and Atlético won 2 times. F. Torres' only goal against Zaragoza was a penalty he scored at La Romareda in the 2005-06 season.

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