Eden Hazard Return: La Liga Live: A love story that hasn’t quite panned out the way that people expected it too, has to be between Eden Hazard and Real Madrid. It was seen as a match made in heaven when the transfer occurred in 2019. Hazard was in his prime at Chelsea and was making defenders dance week-in-week-out in the Premier League. So, the expectations were high. But, injuries and the form of other players pushed him down the pecking order. Playing time has been scarce for him. So, when he was asked to warm up by Carlo Ancelotti in their League game, his reaction has gone viral. Follow La Liga LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
The Belgian forward was introduced in the second half of Real Valladolid’s match, giving Hazard his first La Liga start in front of the Real Madrid fans. The former Chelsea star had endured a seemingly interminable wait to make a La Liga appearance at Real Madrid, having last featured in September, despite being available on the bench for 18 league games in that time.
His expression when given the good news before entering the game on Sunday was priceless as he pointed at himself in shock and disbelief with a shocked expression on his face. The Belgian was subbed on with 25 minutes left to play during Los Blancos’ 6-0 win over Real Valladolid.
هازارد ماصدق أن راح يلعب .. ومودريتش يساعده 😂 pic.twitter.com/uMZm9uLZV2
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Hazard’s reaction to being subbed on
Since moving to Madrid from Chelsea, Hazard has experienced a lack of playing time due to illnesses and inconsistent performance. He has only played 74 times for Los Blancos since joining them for £100 million from Stamford Bridge, but his teammates appeared to be just as happy as he was that Carlo Ancelotti was giving him playing time.
When he learned he would be playing, the 32-year-old was warming up on the sidelines in his complete Real Madrid tracksuit. The precise moment was captured on camera, and he can be seen beaming and giggling to himself.
Then, as his teammates were equally excited for him, he can be seen getting ready to enter the game before getting dressed and getting ready to go. He was prompted to get on and take advantage of his rare appearance by Luka Modric, who playfully pulled down his tracksuit and laughed.
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