At the end of the first half of the Nations League semi-final between Belgium and France, Eden Hazard reached for her thigh after noticing a puncture. Although he was able to continue playing with apparent normality, midway through the second half and after being demanded in a sprint he looked at the bench and what no one in Belgium wanted occurred: replacement of the Real Madrid player due to injury. Hazard's ordeal with injuries was reproducing again. The two seasons of anguish in Madrid due to this same issue reappeared.
“I do not know what it is about, we must study the entity of the injury, maybe it is just a blow, we will see in the next 24 hours,” said Roberto Martínez at the end of the meeting. In this way, the Madrid player will have to undergo tests in Turin, where Belgium will remain concentrated awaiting the match for third and fourth place that takes place on Sunday at Juventus Stadium. Depending on what the exams determine, it will be decided what to do with the madridista, if he remains in the concentration because he can play or leaves it to start the recovery with his club.
What is clear is that this new episode is one more in Hazard's recent convulsive medical history. In the seasons that he has been at Madrid, he has experienced a real ordeal with injuries, which has prevented him from seeing his real level. Despite this, he has continued to have the confidence of Roberto Martínez to go with Belgium and even be the undisputed starter. The disappointment of the defeat and Hazard's bad feeling on the field, culminating in some new annoyances, can make the debate about his figure resurface.