Leverkusen's Badé doing 'okay' after scary head clash

Bayer Leverkusen's Loïc Badé is doing okay after a scary clash of heads with Hoffenheim's Max Moerstedt during the teams' Bundesliga match on Sunday. "The most important thing is: he's okay, he's talking to us, he's been in the shower.
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- Leverkusen's Badé doing 'okay' after scary head clash.
- Bayer Leverkusen's Loïc Badé is doing okay after a scary clash of heads with Hoffenheim's Max Moerstedt during the teams' Bundesliga match on Sunday.
- "The most important thing is: he's okay, he's talking to us, he's been in the shower.
Bayer Leverkusen's Loic Bade lies injured on a stretcher during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen at SNP Arena. (is associated with: «Leverkusen's Badé doing 'okay' after scary head clash») Uwe Anspach/dpaBayer Leverkusen's Loïc Badé is doing okay after a scary clash of heads with Hoffenheim's Max Moerstedt during the teams' Bundesliga match on Sunday."The most important thing is: he's okay, he's talking to us, he's been in the shower. He's healthy, that's the most important thing," Leverkusen coach Carles Martinez said in a news conference.The incident happened in the build-up to Hoffenheim's second goal in the 3-0 win. Badé was carried off on a stretcher while Moerstedt was able to continue and even scored the final goal in stoppage time.Martinez added that the defender initially didn't remember anything and was "completely gone" for a short time.Leverkusen defender Robert Andrich said that he was emotionally shaken for several minutes after the brutal incident."To be honest, I have to say that I was frozen at that moment, almost paralysed. I think, looking around, six or seven other people from both teams felt the same way," he said.
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