EDEN HAZARD has suffered yet ANOTHER injury setback to deepen his Real Madrid hell.
The Spanish champions have confirmed the forward faces a month on the sidelines.
Eden Hazard only recently returned to Real Madrid training but has suffered yet another injuryCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The former Chelsea star, 29, joined Los Blancos in a deal worth up to £150million last summer.
But in that time the trickster has been plagued by weight issues and injury problems.
And his latest knock looks set to rule him out of El Clasico on October 25.
Hazard is yet to play this season as he recovered from another injury.
He was on the verge of a return to action having been named in the squad to take on Real Valladolid in Wednesday night’s LaLiga showdown, but he has now been withdrawn.
Real Madrid claim Hazard is suffering from a muscular injury in his right leg.
In a statement, the club stated: “Following tests carried out today on our player, Eden Hazard, by Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in his right leg.
“His recovery will continue to be assessed.”
In Hazard’s career, the winger has played 687 games, missing just 66 due to injury.
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However, since joining the Bernabeu ranks, Hazard has missed 32 matches – accounting for nearly HALF of his total career knocks in just over a season.
A year ago, the former Lille man turned up to his first pre-season nearly a stone overweight, by his own admission.
Hazard went on to have what he called the “worst season of his career”.
Back in the present, he left Madrid chiefs fuming again after reportedly turning up out of shape for this season too.
Now Hazard has added another injury to his ever-growing list of problems, having struggled with ankle issues last term.
As well as Hazard potentially missing El Clasico, Barcelona could be without Lionel Messi should their captain be called up for Argentina duty.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
