- Title: Hazard confident he can make impact in Champions League
- Date: 30th September 2019
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF REAL MADRID PLAYERS WARMING UP WITH TRAINING DRILL REAL MADRID DEFENDER MARCELO LAUGHING AND CLAPPING DURING TRAINING SESSION COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE TALKING WITH STAFF PLAYERS DURING TRAINING DRILL FORWARD GARETH BALE CHASING THE BALL TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS FORWARD EDEN HAZARD LOOKING AT THE BALL DURING TRAINING DRILL PLAYERS RUNNING DURING TRAINING SESSION DEFENDER DANI CARVAJAL AND CAPTAIN SERGIO RAMOS CHASING THE BALL MIDFIELDER LUKA MODRIC AND DEFENDER MARCELO CHASING THE BALL DURING TRAINING DRILL WIDE SHOT OF PLAYERS DURING TRAINING FORWARD GARETH BALE AND DEFENDER EDER MILITAO CHASING THE BALL MODRIC, MARCELO AND HAZARD DURING TRAINING DRILL, MARCELO KICKING THE BALL, PLAYERS DURING TRAINING SESSION COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE WALKING DURING TRAINING SESSION REAL MADRID FORWARD EDEN HAZARD ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (French) REAL MADRID FORWARD, EDEN HAZARD, SAYING: "Honestly, I feel a hundred percent now, as I said the injury is behind me so I feel good. Now what's missing is... well, people expect me to score, to be decisive on the field, and I think that when I start to score, to be decisive and play good matches everything will simply become non-stop. That's what's I'm missing - a good match, a goal, an assist - something to launch my season." HAZARD LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, ZINEDINE ZIDANE, SAYING: "The next (objective) is to win tomorrow because we are now fourth in the table, that's our reality, nothing else. I'm interested about the game we have. We have the opportunity to score points." ZIDANE'S IMAGE ON SCREEN / NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, ZINEDINE ZIDANE, SAYING: "It's the same. I know he (Hazard) is going to succeed here, I know he's going to be an important player here. We know the kind of player he is for us. But I tell you, the most important is to be calm and to accompany him. I'm sure he'll get this off the ground." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, ZINEDINE ZIDANE, ABOUT HAZARD, SAYING: "First you must be good at defense, and that's what we've been doing recently, and then that does not stop us from playing well. At the same time, with the quality we have, we always have to show that we are great." NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID COACH, ZINEDINE ZIDANE, SAYING: "We know how important this player (Cristiano Ronaldo) is and we have to adapt with the players we have now, that's how it is, this squad. And what we want is to carry on doing the same, (to carry on) in this vein, to try to continue because it's the DNA of this club. At least break out in a sweat, is that what they say? Because it's not possible to win all the time but what's important is to give your everything." ZIDANE LEAVING
- Embargoed: 14th October 2019 13:38
- Keywords: Real Madrid Real Madrid preview Zinedine Zidane Brugge Eden Hazard
- Location: MADRID, SPAIN
- City: MADRID, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AYUNTQ7
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- Story Text: Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard is determined to put on a display to remember when the Spanish side take on Club Brugge at the Bernabeu in the Champions League on Tuesday (October 1).
Speaking to reporters on Monday at a news conference, Hazard, who has been battling injury since switching to Spain from Chelsea in the summer, backed himself to score in a match that sees Real Madrid under pressure after they were thrashed by Paris St. Germain 3-0 in the opening group game.
In La Liga, despite a hesitant start, wins over Sevilla and Osasuna and a goalless draw against Atletico de Madrid on Saturday mean Real Madrid currently sit top of the table.
Their league form has taken some of the pressure off Zinedine Zidane, who backed Hazard to come good in his time at Real Madrid.
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