Hazard to return for Real Madrid vs Elche, says Zidane
The HinduEden Hazard will return to the Real Madrid side for Wednesday's La Liga match away to Elche after over a month out injured, coach Zinedine Zidane has said. Real’s record signing has only been able to make three league starts this season and has not featured since injuring his hamstring in a November defeat to Alaves. Hazard’s return comes at the right time for Madrid, which is expected to be without Brazilian forward Rodrygo for up to three months after he injured his hamstring in the 2-0 win over Granada before the Christmas break. Zidane’s side is on a run of six consecutive wins in all competitions, which has coincided with him rotating his squad to a lesser extent than at the start of the campaign, when the team suffered as a result and lost five matches in three months.