Belgium forward, Eden Hazard is a major doubt for Real Madrid’s Clasico clash with Barcelona on December 18. This is coming after the Spanish club revealed the complete extent of the ex Chelsea player’s ankle injury. Hazard suffered a knock during a UCL clash vs Paris Saint-Germain and Real has now said the little magician suffered more than a small bruise. Their statement read, "After the tests carried out today on our player Eden Hazard by the Real Madrid medical services, he has been diagnosed with an external bruise on his right leg. "His recovery will continue to be assessed." Further tests have, however, unearthed more concerning damage to Hazard’s ankle. He is in fact nursing a fracture, with it now likely that he will be forced onto the sidelines for the foreseeable future." "Following tests carried out on our player, Eden Hazard, by Real Madrid's medical department, the development of the perimalleolar bruising in his right leg has seen him diagnosed with an incomplete external microfracture in the aforementioned area. “His recovery will continue to be assessed.” On Marcelo, “Following tests carried out on our player, Marcelo, by the Real Madrid medical department, he has been diagnosed with a muscular injury in his left soleus. “His recovery will continue to be assessed.”
