This Tuesday, Real Madrid faces Leipzig for the fifth match of the group stage of the Champions League, a game in which Carlo Ancelotti will not be able to count on Karim Benzema or Federico Valverde in the attack, so it would be the perfect opportunity for Eden Hazard to get some minutes. The Belgian has only been able to play in five occasions in the current season (between domestic and international matches) and he trusts that the Italian will give him the opportunity to step on the field.
The situation of the 31-year-old forward is critical at this stage of the season. In the month of October, he only played a total of 57 minutes against Shakhtar Donetsk. This is less time than he played with his national team, where he played a total of 129 minutes in the recent FIFA break.
As you may remember, Hazard arrived at Real Madrid as a great reinforcement in June 2019. The white club paid a total of 100 million euros to Chelsea to have his services. The 'Duke' excelled in the Premier League with the London team and seemed to be the perfect deal for Florentino Pérez; however, no one could have imagined what would come next.
Constant injuries and a physical condition that was never the best prevented Hazard from standing out and he was always in the eye of the storm by the local fans and press. To make matters worse, currently, his transfer value is only around 12 million euros, according to the Transfermarkt portal, an amount that can hardly be compared to what he was worth when he defended the French Lille shirt and not many people knew him.
"These have been complicated moments because I want to play and I don't play. I feel good at Real Madrid, it's just that I play less. And when I play, I play well. It's a delicate situation because I want to play more," declared the forward a few weeks ago when asked about his current situation in the team.
How many goals does Hazard have in Real Madrid?
In the 2019-2020 season, Hazard played 22 games with the Madrid jersey and scored only one goal. For the following season, he played 21 matches and scored four times, while in the 2021-2022 season he made 23 appearances and scored one goal. In the current campaign, he has already scored against Celtic in the Champions League.
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