MADRID – Eden Hazard is practically excluded for the first stage of the eighth round of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Atalanta on February 24, after suffering a new injury during training on Wednesday. The Belgian has a muscle injury in his left anterior rectum and, according to ESPN, will be out for four weeks.
“After the tests performed today on our player Eden Hazard by the Real Madrid medical services, he was diagnosed with a muscle injury in the left anterior rectum. Evolution pending “, Real Madrid announced on its website.
The first alarms went off on Tuesday, when Hazard was absent from the training session. The Belgian returned to training on Wednesday, but noticed some discomfort in the last stage of the session, and the medical tests performed confirmed that he suffers a muscle injury in the left anterior rectum.
Sources close to the Belgian admit to ESPN that Hazard is “mentally ill”. However, the former Chelsea player has managed to play only 13 games this season and has already suffered nine injuries since arriving at the Santiago Bernabéu a year and a half ago as a star signing, plus his absence due to coronavirus.
In principle, the Belgian international is expected to miss La Liga matches against Huesca, Getafe, Valencia and Valladolid. In addition, his presence against Atalanta in the first round of the round of 16 of the Champions League is almost ruled out.
In fact, sources close to the coaching staff slip to ESPN that if the initial deadlines are confirmed and given how difficult it is to pick up the pace, hopes are more placed in being able to play the second round against the Italians will be played on March 16 at the Bernabeu. Thus, the only good news of the day for Zidane is the recovery of Sergio Ramos for the match with Huesca.