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Zinedine Zidane reveals he is hopeful Eden Hazard will be able to feature in Real Madrid's crunch clash against Liverpool this week - just days after conceding he has been forced to plan for life without injury-hit forward

Zinedine Zidane has admitted that he is hopeful Eden Hazard will be able to play a role in Real Madrid's crunch Champions League clash against Liverpool.

The two European big-hitters meet on Tuesday for the first leg of their quarter-final tie - but Hazard's involvement is mired in uncertainty due to a hip problem.

Having admitted recently that he often has to plan without Hazard, boss Zidane revealed the club would monitor the progress of the winger over the coming days.

Eden Hazard may be in line to feature against Liverpool this week, Zinedine Zidane has claimed

'Hopefully we can get [Federico] Valverde and Hazard back,' Zidane said.