Several Real Madrid fans had been looking forward to seeing the team's great creator Eden Hazard back on the field this weekend. The Belgian star was switched into the 2-1 win over Elche, with Real Madrid delivering a comeback after trailing 1-0. However, the upward corners of the mouth were quickly turned down again when Hazard once again picked up an injury. This means that he is certainly out of the return match against Atalanta in the Champions League.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane comments on Hazard's latest injury: Something inexplicable is going on. Eden has never been plagued by injuries in his career so he finds himself in a strange situation. I do not have the opportunity to explain it further. We're all interested in helping Hazard through this, he's a class player and we all hope to have him back in the squad soon.

Since Hazard joined Real Madrid from Chelsea in 2019, he has had 11 injuries. In all, he has been out for 320 days with injuries. He has played in 36 games while missing 50 games due to injuries.