Eden Hazard Slammed in Belgium After Missed Penalty for Real Madrid in 4:1 Victory Against Celta Vigo

Eden Hazard Slammed in Belgium After Missed Penalty for Real Madrid in 4:1 Victory Against Celta Vigo

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:09 PM
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  • Eden Hazard has been criticized back in his homeland after missing a penalty in Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory against Celta Vigo last weekend
  • Hazard who has battled with fitness issues since his move to Spain came on as a substitute for Los Blancos and only featured for 7 minutes in the game
  • Real Madrid made it back-to-back wins from their opening two La Liga fixtures and maintain their unbeaten start to the season

Eden Hazard is receiving backlash from Belgium following his penalty miss against Celta Vigo as Real Madrid cruised to a 4-1 victory on matchday 2 of the 2022/23 La Liga season.

Substitute Hazard who had only featured in just 7 minutes of the game for Los Blancos had his penalty saved by Celta Vigo goalkeeper Marchesin right at the death of the encounter.

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Eden Hazard's seven-minute cameo against Celta Vigo once again raised questions about his performance. Photo by Soccrates Images
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According to Football Espana, Hazard’s cameo appearance for Real Madrid has drawn negative criticism from Belgium as Kristof Terreur of Belgian paper HLN was not impressed.

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“Hazard, in reality, deserves silence. That Eden Hazard starts on the bench at Real Madrid should no longer be news. Now that discussion is not even worth having.
“Missing a penalty does not help to change the perception of his situation either.”

Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Vinicius Jnr, and Federico Valverde all registered a goal each for Real Madrid as the La Liga champions cruised to back-to-back league victories.

Carlo Ancelotti not bothered about Hazard’s penalty miss

Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Eden Hazard is getting back to his best despite missing a penalty against Celta Vigo last weekend Fansided reports.

Ancelotti is unbothered about Hazard’s penalty miss as he believes the Belgian winger is on the right path on his road to rediscovering his best form.

After a stellar period at Chelsea, Hazard joined Real Madrid, where he has experienced a difficult time ever since with loss of form and fitness issues.

Galatasaray looking to bolster squad with Eden Hazard

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Eden Hazard’s career could be given a lifeline.

The Belgium international has struggled to make his mark at Real Madrid but could be heading to Turkey in the current transfer window.

Galatasaray are preparing to approach Madrid and possibly secure a deal for Hazard this summer.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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