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Eden Hazard has returned from a spell on the sidelines with a fractured ankle, reporting for duty on Monday as Real Madrid resumed training ahead of the possible resumption of the 2019-20 campaign next month.
Hazard suffered the injury during a 1-0 defeat against Levante on February 22, and was forced to undergo surgery just before the season was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The 29-year-old has been following a strict rehabilitation programme while in quarantine, with Madrid players forced to comply with social distancing rules amid a countrywide lockdown in Spain.
Belgium boss Roberto Martinez revealed that Hazard was almost ready to start running again when issuing an update on the winger’s progress last month, after initial fears he could be out of action for at least four months.
He has made even greater strides forward since then, and was pictured taking part in a training session with the rest of his Madrid colleagues at the start of the week.
An official statement on the club’s official website reads: “The players have been working out since 10am under the direction of Zinedine Zidane and the strict health rules of the LFP protocol for the COVID-19 pandemic.—AFP
