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Fernando Torres will be the most super-hero looking player on the park this afternoon when Chelsea take on West Ham.

The Blues striker suffered a bloodied nose in a collision with Steaua Bucharest's Lukasz Szukala in the midweek Europa League match.

Chelsea won 3-1 on the night to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory which saw them progress to the last eight, where they will face Russian outfit Rubin Kazan.

(Image: Ortholabsport)

(Image: Ortholabsport)

But the win came at a cost to Torres' boat race, and the club have now taken steps to ensure he doesn't make it worse this weekend.

Specialist Italian firm Ortholabsport has created a special protective carbon mask to fit his face.

Technicians Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni created the mask for the Spaniard. The firm has previously created protective masks for Chelsea players Petr Cech and Demba Ba.