Eden Hazard suffers a muscle injury in the anterior rectus of the right thigh, according to the official media report published by Real Madrid this afternoon. The Belgian had to retire in the first part of the match against Alavés when he felt discomfort. Although the medical report does not specify an estimated recovery period, Hazard will be out for at least 3 or 4 weeks, so he loses, among other games, the derby against Atlético and you can say goodbye to 2020.
Dr. José González, specialist in Sports Medicine, explains to AS that it is about “a small tear in the rectus anterior, the treacherous muscle par excellence. More than soleus, even. Because at the beginning of the recovery it seems that you are well and later, when you shoot, it is when you suffer “.
Hazard will not be for the December slope that lies ahead for Madrid. The 7 Blanco will miss at least the next six Real Madrid games, including the aforementioned derby, which will be played on Saturday, December 12 (9:00 p.m.) at the Alfredo Di Stéfano. He will also be absent from the league matches against Sevilla, Athletic and Eibar and the last two games of the Champions group stage, against Shakhtar and Dortmund. In the best of cases, it will arrive in time for Real Madrid-Granada on December 23. If not, his next goal will be the league resumption after the Christmas miniparón, Elche-Real Madrid, on December 30. If his convalescence is prolonged, Hazard will have already said goodbye to this 2020.
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* Data updated as of November 30, 2020
Without having debuted in the league to avoid risking his ankle, the Belgian already suffered a muscle injury in his right leg earlier this season, although the area where the injury occurred did not transcend then. Hazard was 25 days out and missed five games, including the Camp Nou Classic and Real Madrid-Shakhtar, in addition to the three commitments of his injury in the international break in October.