Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres was hospitalised after he was knocked out during a clash of heads with Deportivo midfielder Alex Bergantinos during their La Liga clash on Friday. Torres is said to be “stable, conscious and lucid” after falling heavily on his head in the 85th minute during the 1-1 draw with Deportivo.

He will remain under observation as scans showed he had no traumatic alterations or injuries. Torres released a statement saying: “It was just a scare. I hope to come back very soon.”

Speaking at his post-match news conference, Atletico coach Diego Simeone said, “We heard the blow from the bench, we saw how he fell and we were afraid. We didn’t know if that noise was Fernando’s neck or not.”

“In the end I do not care about the result,” said Griezmann, who scored for Atletico. “I just want to know what’s up with Fernando and hopefully he’s fine. And he gets back to us soon.” Atletico defender said, “It’s very ugly to see it, we were all scared but at least the news we have received so far is good and the most important thing is that Fernando is well.”