Striker Eden Hazard will not wear the shirt of the Real Madrid on tuesday, against the Shakhtar Donetsk, for the Champions League. The coach merengue, Carlo Ancelotti, stated that the Belgian should only return to the team next Sunday, in a match against the Barcelona, fur Spanish Championship.
“The one who is most tired of small problems is Hazard. He is working on it, he has no muscle damage, it is an overload that prevents him from being available in this game, but I think he will be available against Barcelona and in the next matches”, said the Italian coach at a press conference on Monday.
Hazard felt a muscle ache on October 7, at the League of Nations semifinal. Since then, he has not taken the field and has gone unnoticed this season: after eight games, he has given only one assist for Real.
Ancelotti also did not confirm the presence of Ferland Mendy since the opening whistle: “I don’t know if he will start or enter during the match. But the important thing for us is that we faced problems on the left flank, where we had only Miguel Gutiérrez, who played well. But it’s much better for us to get the two full-backs back,” he said.
Deputy leader of Group D of the Champions League, Real Madrid will face Shakhtar Donetsk, away from home, on Tuesday, at 16:00 (GMT). The match is valid for the 3rd round of the tournament.
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