Hazard injured again as Real Madrid confirm thigh issue
The Belgium international has been blighted by ankle and leg problems since joining Zinedine Zidane’s Spanish giants from Chelsea nearly 18 months ago.
It was not immediately clear what his latest problem was, with Hazard able to walk off the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano pitch – albeit in obvious discomfort – to be replaced by Rodrygo after 28 minutes of the game.
On Monday, though, Madrid confirmed he has sustained an injury to the rectus femoris muscle in his right thigh.
No timescale has been put on his return but he has not been named in Madrid’s squad for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Saturday was just Hazard’s third top-flight appearance of the season, after previous outings against Villarreal and Huesca.
