- Title: Zidane advises Hazard against playing for Belgium
- Date: 31st August 2019
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (AUGUST 31, 2019) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF REAL MADRID TRAINING MIDFIELDER LUKA MODRIC AND FORWARD VINICIUS JR CHASING THE BALL DURING KEEP-BALL DRILL CAPTAIN SERGIO RAMOS TRAINING VARIOUS OF STRIKER KARIM BENZEMA AT SESSION PLAYERS TRAINING DEFENDER RAPHAEL VARANE LYING ON THE FLOOR AND TEAM MATES GRABBING HIM VINICIUS JR AT SESSION GOALKEEPER THIBAUT COURTOIS CHASING THE BALL FORWARD GARETH BALE AT SESSION GOALKEEPER KEYLOR NAVAS TACKLING HIS FELLOW GOALKEEPER COURTOIS VARIOUS OF COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE AT SESSION WIDE SHOT OF PLAYERS TRAINING
- Embargoed: 14th September 2019 13:54
- Keywords: Soccer Spain Real Madrid Real Madrid preview Zidane preview Zidane Real Madrid Real Madrid Valencia
- Location: MADRID, SPAIN
- City: MADRID, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AUJTF0F
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday (August 31) the club will not prevent injured forward Eden Hazard from traveling to the Belgium team's camp next week but urged him not to play in their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Hazard, who Madrid signed from Chelsea for a joint-club record fee of 100 million euros ($111.44 million) in June, has yet to play a competitive game for his new side after injuring his thigh the day before the La Liga season started.
He has been named in the Belgium squad for the qualifiers away to San Marino and Scotland but was absent from Madrid's final training session before Sunday's trip to Villarreal, with Zidane reiterating that the forward is not yet fit.
Hazard is one of six Madrid forwards who are currently out, with Spain international Isco and Colombian James Rodriguez the latest players to fall injured this week after Los Blancos' disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Real Valladolid last week.
Zidane, however, dismissed suggestions that Madrid's injury woes were down to problems with player conditioning.
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