Eden Hazard impressed upon his return from injury with a brief cameo off the bench in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Cadiz. The 31-year-old underwent surgery in late March to remove the osteosynthesis plate on his right fibula, which had been causing him a great deal of discomfort.
The Belgium international has struggled to acclimatise to life in La Liga since swapping Stamford Bridge for the Santiago Bernabeu in 2019, with various injuries halting his progress. Despite donning a superb injury record in west London, he's suffered numerous muscle injuries, knocks, a hairline crack in his foot and abdominal influenza as well as being ruled out with coronavirus.
Though, when Hazard has been match fit, Carlo Ancelotti has often opted for Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo or Marco Ansenio to marshal the flanks. The Belgian's succession of setbacks have seen him fall behind the pack and fail to build momentum, but the Real Madrid boss is keen to invest faith in the £9million-rated winger again.
