Hazard again injured, "I can not explain it", laments Zidane

Belgian international striker Eden Hazard injured himself again, in his right groin this time, Real Madrid informed in a statement on Monday.

"After the examinations carried out today (Monday) to our player Eden Hazard, (...) a muscle injury to the right psoas was diagnosed to him", indicated Real in his press release released Monday at the beginning of the afternoon .

The club did not specify the duration of the Belgian international's absence, merely declaring that he remains "awaiting his development".

After playing his first 15 minutes since January Saturday against Elche at the end of the match (2-1), Hazard did not take part in collective training on Monday morning, on the eve of the knockout stages of the Champions League against Atalanta Bergamo on Tuesday (9 p.m.), and Zinédine Zidane confirmed his new injury at a press conference on Monday noon.

“Eden will not be in condition to be with us for the match tomorrow (Tuesday).

These are things I cannot explain.

I hope it won't be a big deal.

He's a player who hasn't had an injury in his career, I can't tell you anything more ... We're with him, we're helping him, and we hope he'll come back soon to help us, because we need Eden ”, encouraged Zidane on Monday.

"Something is happening ... But I don't think there is a particular problem, we have very competent people here, who are there every day with the players.

We are trying to find out what is happening with the injuries, but there are things that we cannot explain.

These are things that happen in football.

There is the preseason (shortened), the number of matches, a lot of things in the head too, it plays a lot ... "," Zizou "underlined in a press conference.

"It makes me a little sad for him"

Karim Benzema

A news that pains his close teammates, like the French striker Karim Benzema, present at a press conference on Monday: “Eden has had no luck since his arrival in Madrid.

It makes me a little sad for him, everyone knows that Eden is a great player, who can help us a lot on the pitch.

He too is sad.

He wants to prove that he is one of the stars of this world, and we are here to help him.

I hope he can recover quickly and come back with us, because we need him ”.

Arrived in Madrid in the summer of 2019 from Chelsea in exchange for € 115m, Hazard has not been able to get out of the tunnel of injuries that have hit him since his arrival.

He has only played 14 matches this season, including only 9 as a starter, for 3 small goals scored.

Positive for Covid-19 in November, Hazard has also suffered five injuries this season to the ankles and legs, and now to the psoas.

While he had only missed 21 matches in seven seasons at Chelsea, Hazard has already missed 50 in one and a half at Real.

A blow for Madrid, which is playing its destiny in the Champions League on Tuesday and in La Liga for the next two months, but also for the Belgian selection, which may doubt the presence of its star striker for the last international window at the end of March before the 'Euro (June 11 - July 11).

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