Spanish centurion Xavi believes introduction of Fernando Torres changed the game against Czech Republic

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Spain’s milestone man Xavi insists the introduction of Fernando Torres at half-time was the catalyst needed for La Furia Roja to overturn a one goal deficit in last night’s 2-1 Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic.

The Barcelona midfielder, making his 100th appearance for the national side, was full of praise for the out-of-form striker; although he conceded that club-mate David Villa will rightly receive the majority of plaudits after breaking the Spanish goalscoring record with a deadly double.

“I don’t care if David Villa steals all the headlines from me given that he scored great goals and won us three points,” Xavi told UEFA.com after the game.

“The manager bringing on Fernando was the key to our victory on a complicated night. As soon as we played with two strikers the Czech central defenders were occupied in dealing with him, which left much more space for Andres Iniesta, for Villa and for me.”

Next up for Xavi and Co. is an away trip to Lithuania on Tuesday night, where the Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 champions will be hoping to maintain their 100% record in qualifying so far.