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Zinedine Zidane has said that he “cannot explain” Eden Hazard’s latest injury setback, but admitted that “something is happening” after the forward was ruled out for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 of the Real Madrid with Atalanta.
Hazard had recovered from injury again on Saturday, coming off the bench in the 75th minute of Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga win over Elche, but missed training on Monday.
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“He will not be in a position to be with us,” Zidane said at a press conference before Tuesday’s game. “I can’t say more. There are things I can’t explain … I hope, because I’m always positive, that it’s not too much.”
“Something is happening. He is a player who has never been injured in his career, or not many times. He is new to him. I can not explain more. We want him to be well, we want to help, and I hope” soon he will be with us again “. .
Real Madrid issued a statement Monday confirming that Hazard had suffered “an injury to the right psoas muscle.”
Hazard returned to training last Wednesday after missing the previous six weeks with a thigh problem.
The Belgian international has been plagued by injury problems since signing for Madrid from Chelsea in the summer of 2019. He suffered two ankle fractures in his first season, which Hazard called “the worst of my career”, at just 16 league appearances and scoring a goal.
This season he has played in nine league games, being absent due to another ankle injury, a hamstring strain and a thigh problem, in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.
“The fans will have to wait,” added Zidane. “We know the player he is. We want to see Eden Hazard play, the club, the players, the coach, the staff, but right now he can’t do what he wants. We will be patient.” “
Zidane also denied that Real Madrid’s medical team is to blame for the team’s injuries, calling it “very competent.”
“Eden hasn’t had much luck since he got here,” teammate Karim Benzema said at the press conference. “It makes me a little sad because everyone knows that Eden is a great player. He wants to show that he is a star. We are here to help.”
Benzema also refused to speculate on a return to Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo, saying “I can’t say if I’ll come here, I’m not the coach or the president,” and was asked about reports linking Erling Haaland to a move to the Bernabéu. .
“How can I talk about a player who is not in the club?” he said.
“I’ve been here for many years. Every month we talk about other forwards. What I will say is that he is a good young player who scores many goals [Borussia Dortmund]. He has to work harder for his team and if one day he has the opportunity to come to Madrid, let him come here. “
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