JAKARTA - Eden Hazard is required to prove his ability as a star player for Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, London, England, Wednesday local time (Thursday, western Indonesia time).
This was admitted by the Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, who stated that this was the right time for Hazard to show off his skills after two seasons of his career at Los Blancos which had been hindered by injuries.
If it comes down to tonight's game, it would mark Hazard's appearance in a four-match streak having recovered from his fourth injury this season.
And Hazard is clearly needed given that Real Madrid was burdened with a 1-1 draw in the first leg, which benefited Chelsea from the advantage of away goal productivity.
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"This is the right time for him. He is ready and that's good," Zidane said at a pre-match press conference as quoted by Antara from the official website of Real Madrid, Wednesday morning, western Indonesia time.
"We will need Eden. We know his greatness and I am sure he will play his role for this team," he added.
Meanwhile, Zidane chose to keep the condition of Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos a secret, who had doubts about coming to London, but in the end also participated in leaving Raphael Varane, who suffered an injury during the match against Osasuna last weekend.
"I will not reveal whether Sergio will play tomorrow. What is clear is he is here with us. It means he is fine and that's the most important thing for us," he said.
"We have our leader and captain here. I will not take risks. That Sergio is here, that means he is ready to play," concluded Zidane.
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