After several years of flirting, Eden Hazard and Real Madrid finally said yes last summer. Transfer to 115 million euros for the Belgian international, after seven years of (very) good and loyal service at Chelsea. Since ? The results are mixed. Certainly, Casa Blanca has just won the 34th title of Spanish champion in its history. But the former Lille experienced a 2019-20 exercise cahin-caha, between an arrival with a few extra pounds and injuries that slowed his integration. Moreover, the main interested party is not hiding this Sunday, in an interview with France Info, before Real's move to Leganes (9 p.m.) on behalf of the 38th day of the Spanish Championship. "This year, it is collectively that we won this title, because I, at the individual level, I have surely had the worst season of my career", he plague, he who has a record of two goals and seven assists in 21 games played.
European dreams full of head
The season will not end at Leganes for Hazard and company, however. Beaten 2-1 at Santiago-Bernabeu, they will indeed try to achieve the feat in early August on the field of Manchester City, in the knockout stages of the Champions League. “It was a bit weird season, with everything that happened. The season is already very good, but I think it can be even better if we qualify, "he slips, recognizing all the same that" it's going to be difficult, because we have to play in Manchester City and that they have a great team. "
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Recall that the winner of this double confrontation between Real and City will face Lyon or Juventus Turin in the quarterfinals on August 15 in Lisbon. It is indeed in Portugal that the Final 8 of this Champions League will take place. To hope to win at the Etihad Stadium and thus invite themselves to a party in Lisbon, Real will count on the know-how of the so-called Zinedine Zidane. “We all know Zidane as a player, he was the best. As a coach, you don't even have to describe it anymore. He has proven, in just a few years, that he is already one of the best coaches, ignites Hazard. As a coach, he is like when he was a player. He is a simple person who knows how to say things at the right time. He trusts his players and his players trust him, that's why it works. ” And it works very well since "ZZ" has already raised eleven trophies as a White House coach.
Praise for Benzema, Varane and Mendy
Titles that have long carried the mark of Cristiano Ronaldo, since gone to Juve. This year, it was Karim Benzema who made the sparks, him that Eden Hazard, 29, describes as "very nice in everyday life, very simple". It is above all "the best, quite simply", according to the evaluation of the Red Devil, who also praises other French Reals, such as Raphaël Varane ("One of the best central defenders in history") or Ferland Mendy ("He has shown that he represents the future"). It is up to him to deserve praise also in the weeks, months and years to come. Because Real counts and will count on it.
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