A worrying head injury suffered by Fernando Torres overshadowed Antoine Griezmann's brilliant equaliser as Atletico Madrid salvaged a 1-1 draw away to struggling Deportivo La Coruna in LaLiga on Thursday.
Deportivo's top scorer Florin Andone gave the hosts an early lead with his eighth league goal of the season after capitalising on blunders from Jan Oblak and Jose Gimenez.
Diego Simeone's men had to finish the match with 10 men, Torres appearing to be knocked out following a clash of heads with Alex Bergantinos in the closing minutes.
The striker left the field on a stretcher after a lengthy delay, with some players close to tears at the sight of the stricken forward lying prone on the turf.
Depor's point halts a run of four consecutive league defeats and sees them open up a gap of one to the relegation zone, with new boss Pepe Mel overseeing a solid performance in his first match in charge.
Atletico, who made three changes, tested home keeper German Lux for the first time just after the half-hour mark as Angel Correa's low strike was kept out, but that was it for the visitors in the first half.
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Andone somehow failed to connect with Faycal Fajr's right-wing cross when he appeared destined to score from point-blank range at the other end.
Atletico, meanwhile, thought they had a winner as Torres collected Gaitan's pass and saw his powerful strike saved by a superb one-handed save from Lux.
Neither side found a winner in the seven minutes of added time after a long stoppage to treat Torres, who appeared to be knocked out before his head smashed against the turf following his clash with Bergantinos.
