When Eden Hazard played his last match for Chelsea in the Europa League final, it was seen as the end of a long goodbye and a start of a much-awaited marriage between one of the best football clubs in the world and one of the best football players in the world. Real Madrid and Eden Hazard seemed like a match made in heaven. The Belgium international had a golden chance to be the face of Real Madrid, an opportunity not many have been offered since a certain Cristiano Ronaldo came to the Santiago Bernabéu.
However, after the Portuguese’s departure, there was a void to fill and many believed Eden Hazard had the quality and the stature to fill that void. However, the long-awaited marriage didn’t get off to a great start as the former Chelsea man had to struggle for form and fitness throughout his first season at Real Madrid.
