MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid striker Eden Hazard is not seriously injured and is suffering from an external bruise on his right ankle after undergoing medical tests after suffering an injury against Paris St Germain in the fifth round of the penultimate match, the Spanish club said on Wednesday. Champions League group stage Tuesday.
"After medical tests by Eden Hazard from Real Madrid's medical staff, an external bruise on his right ankle was diagnosed," the club said in a statement. We are waiting for his injury to develop, ”he said, without specifying how long the Belgian international will be out of action.
The Real statement ruled out the possibility of breaking his player, which he feared at first.
Hazard's injury comes three weeks ahead of his team's domestic clash against arch-rivals Barcelona locally, drawing a question mark over his participation in the Clasico.
Hazard suffered an injury in the 68th minute during a rough intervention by compatriot Toma Munier and was treated off the pitch without being able to complete the match.
"It's more than a bruise," Zinedine Zidane said after the game. "That's all I can say right now."
Real Madrid secured a place in the second round even before playing a 2-2 draw against PSG after Galatasaray drew 1-1 with Club Brugge in an early match.
The clasico match will be played on December 18 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, after it was decided to postpone the meeting, which was scheduled on 26 October last in the tenth stage of the Spanish football league due to the tension caused in the province of Catalonia after the prison sentences against separatist leaders.