Zidane Defends Hazard After Latest Injury Setback

MADRID: Eden Hazard is out of Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk because of a right thigh injury.

The club did not say following exams on Monday how long he will be sidelined, but similar injuries usually require a few weeks of recovery time.

The Belgium player was hurt in the home loss to Alavs in the Spanish league on Saturday. He was making only his fifth start of the season after other injury problems.