Fernando Torres taken to hospital after neck injury during Atletico Madrid game

Barcelona: Fernando Torres’s head injury shocked his Atletico Madrid team mates as the striker had to be carried off on a stretcher towards the end of Thursday’s 1-1 draw at Deportivo La Coruna. A statement from Atletico said the 32-year-old Torres had suffered head trauma and would spend the night under medical observation in a hospital in Coruna after he crashed head first into the ground following an aerial challenge.

Deportivo and Espanyol draw 1-1 in Spanish league

Espanyol took advantage of a blunder by Brazilian defender Sidnei to salvage a 1-1 draw at home against Deportivo La Coruna on Friday. Gerard Moreno scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute after Sidnei stepped on the ball and fell while trying to clear a cross into the area, leaving the Espanyol forward perfectly placed to net his seventh league goal this season.