The long-awaited return of Eden Hazard to Stamford Bridge it was a disappointment for him Madrid, removed from the Champions at the gates of the grand finale of Istanbul for Chelsea brilliant and with the clearest ideas that could well thrashed the whole of Zinedine Zidane. The Belgian, back to London as a starter, returned to duty on a great stage, this one well known and in which he became one of the best footballers on the planet. But the Madrid footballer confirmed to his former team that he is an unrecognizable shadow of the player who shone in the Chelsea.
There is no justification to defend the performance of Hazard no matter how much he suffered an ordeal due to injuries. He failed in the Etihad in the eighth against him City last season and tiptoed against Chelsea again when the Madrid I needed him the most. The white 7 played freely, he was motivated and participatory, but once again he was not by far the unbalancing footballer that Madrid signed in 2019.
The umpteenth disappointment puts the Madrid forward, who could barely connect with Benzema, did not hit in the area with his dribbles and could only act as a link between the forward and the center of the field. The hopes of Madrid to overcome the tie to meet with him Manchester City they fell on deaf ears, well Hazard proved again that it is far from the level it was supposed to be when it landed in Chamartin with the galactic poster.
After completing a decent first half, Hazard was diluted like a sugar in Stamford Bridge in the image and likeness of a Madrid erratic and exhausted, always at the mercy of a Chelsea much higher throughout the entire tie. In the 88th minute and with the 2-0 on the scoreboard weighing like a slab, to Zinedine Zidane His patience ran out and he sent the Belgian to the booth, replaced for greater derision by a Mariano testimonial.
Stamford Bridge it was not finally the expected return of Hazard to his eden. Who knows what the future holds in a Madrid that he will need to go to the market in search of a football player of tronío to try the assault on the 14.