Hazard, happy return

The tie at two in Germany found two consolations in Real Madrid. The first, that after a more than acceptable game, the team did not surrender to the local effectiveness and ended up adding a vital point to aspire to advance to the second round; the second, the recovery of a Hazard that everyone indicates as a future savior of a group that often gives the feeling of stumbling along.

The Belgian, 81 days after their last meeting, He dressed again short to play, entering through a gray Vinicius in 70 ', with 2-0. Precisely the illusion for his state comes taking as references his two most recent appearances. The comparison between both nights, see the table below, shows an interventionist Hazard, fresh, precise in the association and with intention above: he could have scored, but the goal against Sommer was made small. Also less involved in defense, logical due to the situation on the scoreboard, with Madrid camping from three quarters of a field forward until 2-2.

As in the Etihad, Eden was pain-free in her operated ankle Tuesday, the best news she could get from Borussia Park. The plan, after opening this course and leaving seven consecutive absences behind, is to continue adding load of play, the pillar on which his style rests. The '7' feels good, also on his weight, thus avoiding recurring criticism in the past. “I am here to play soccer. After two or three months without playing, I am very happy. All I want is to play “, explained to the media with rights.

Zidane He didn't reveal much about his schedule with Hazard at the post-crash press conference: “He's just started playing. It's his first game after a lot away. The plan was to try to play and little by little is what we have to do. Give it little by little. I do not know in what way, we will see. As we play every three days, we will see. “The next appointment is with Huesca on Saturday, at 2:00 p.m. (Movistar LaLiga) at Di Stéfano, a lawn that Eden has not stepped on since July 16 … when League 34 was certified.