Is Eden Hazard playing tonight vs Elche? Real Madrid team news for LaLiga fixture

Zinedine Zidane's Real Mrid will square off against Elche at  Estio Manuel Martínez Valero on Wednesday, December 30. LaLiga contest between Real Mrid and Elche is scheduled to kick off at 9:30 PM local time (Thursday, 2:00 AM IST). However, fans have been curious to know wher Eden Hazard will feature in game against Elche given that Belgian has now recovered from his thigh injury. 

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Eden Hazard injury update: Real Mrid winger recovers from thigh injury

Eden Hazard has endured quite a rocky start to new season, with two injuries and a positive COVID-19 test, limiting him to just three league appearances. Belgian hasn't played since suffering a thigh strain during Mrid’s 2-1 defeat against Deportivo Alaves at end of November. In total, Hazard has managed just six appearances across all competitions for Real Mrid this season and is yet to complete 90 minutes of football in a game. 

However, it appears that Hazard has now recovered from his thigh strain as he was spotted training with Real Mrid squ earlier this week. He scored a stunning Rabona goal in training a few days ago and Mrid will be hoping that Hazard's return to full fitness will provide m with a boost to chase down Atletico de Mrid, who are currently at top of LaLiga table. Hazard was, in fact, an unused substitute during Real Mrid's 2-0 win over Grana last week. 

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Is Eden Hazard playing tonight? Real Mrid boss confirms Belgian star will play against Elche

While speaking to reporters ahe of Real Mrid's clash against Elche, Zinedine Zidane confirmed that Eden Hazard will be back on pitch against Elche - for a short while at least. In his pre-match press conference, Zidane said, “Eden will be available tomorrow and we'd like him to just play for a little while." Hazard was also included in Real Mrid's squ for ir clash against Grana.

Zidane mitted that he wanted to play Hazard against Grana in ir previous LaLiga game but didn't want to rush Belgian back into action. " idea is for him to play a little bit against Elche because we want to take full vantage of Eden's ability", he ded.

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Real Mrid are also set to welcome Luka Modric into starting line-up for game against Elche. Vinicius Junior could be handed a start alongside Lucas Vazquez and Karim Benzema in Mrid's attack. 

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