Eden Hazard seemingly had the world at his feet when his waved goodbye to Chelsea and packed his bags for Real Madrid.
But the 30-year-old attacker has seen his dream move turn into a nightmare with injury and fitness issues blighting his time at the Bernabeu.
Since leaving Stamford Bridge in 2019, the Belgian superstar has gone from Chelsea’s leading light to a costly flop often left kicking his heels on the sidelines in Madrid.
He has made just 14 appearances in all competitions this season and you have to wonder how much longer Zinedine Zidane will give him before telling Real to cut their losses on the £89million signing.
During a week when a fully-fit Hazard would have been on international duty with Roberto Martinez’s Red Devils, we examine how his switch to Spain has turned into an umitigated disaster.
Rev up for F1’s return
Away from the beautiful game, it has probably not escaped your attention that Formula 1 races back into action this weekend.
Two practice sessions are scheduled today as 10 teams rev up to battle it out for glory at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Qualifying quickly follows a final practice session tomorrow, when reigning world champ Lewis Hamilton will be looking to secure his place at the front of the grid for Sunday’s race.
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With Bahrain the first of 23 rounds this season, Mercedes ace Hamilton, 36, is widely expected to lay down an early marker as he launches his bid to claim an eighth drivers’ championship — which would see him surpass the legendary Michael Schumacher’s total of seven.
And Jim Munro, LiveScore’s very own petrolhead, has stepped behind the wheel to preview what promises to be a thrilling 2021 campaign.
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