Is Eden Hazard playing tonight vs Atletico? Real Madrid ace's injury update ahead of derby

Defending champions Real Mrid face a stern test when y return to LaLiga action this weekend, where y will face off against cross-town rivals Atletico Mrid. Diego Simeone's side are atop LaLiga standings and could extend ir vant over Los Blancos to nine points with a game in hand if y win clash at Alfredo Di Stefa Stium. Zinedine Zidane's side have encountered injury problems of late and will be sweating over fitness of Eden Hazard, considering ir lack of goals this season. 

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Is Eden Hazard playing tonight? When is Eden Hazard coming back? 

Eden Hazard is yet to kick off his Real Mrid career having suffered a host of injury issues since moving to Los Blancos last year. Belgian international was substituted after 28 minutes in Real Mrid's 2-1 La Liga defeat to Alaves last month and is yet to feature in a game since n. 29-year-old missed decisive Champions League games against Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Monchenglbach, while also sitting out of game against Sevilla. 

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In a statement that Los Blancos put out, it was quoted as saying - "Following tests carried out today on our player, Eden Hazard, by Real Mrid Medical Services, he has been diagsed with an injury in rectus femoris muscle of his right leg. His recovery will continue to be assessed. However, defending champions have t mentioned a timescale of Eden Hazard injury, though ESPN reports that former Chelsea man was ruled out for at least three weeks since his injury. Hazard thus has been ruled out of Mrid derby, ding to Zinedine Zidane's selection problems ahe of crunch clash. Incidentally, this is Hazard's ninth injury since his famous move to Bernabeu last year. 

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Real Mrid vs Atletico Mrid team news 

While Eden Hazard has been effectively ruled out of Mrid derby, manr Zinedine Zidane will also be without services of Luka Jovic, who is also still on sidelines with a muscular problem. Los Blancos will also be sweating over fitness of Martin Odegaard, who is a doubt to face Atletico Mrid. Federico Valverde, who spent a spell on sidelines, is back in action and could make a cameo appearance from bench. 

Captain Sergio Ramos is fully fit and will le side on Saturday.  For Atletico Mrid, Jose Gimenez, Diego Costa and Manu Sanchez remain on sidelines with ir respective injuries and ruled out of game. 

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(Im Courtesy: Eden Hazard Instagram)