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Zinedine Zidane: Eden Hazard 'Ready to Play' for Real Madrid After Injury Layoff

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Eden Hazard is ready to make his return to action following an injury layoff.

Hazard fractured his ankle for Los Blancos in November in the 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League. The spell on the sidelines has added to what has been a frustrating debut term at the Santiago Bernabeu for the winger.

However, Zidane confirmed on Saturday that the forward is ready to feature in Sunday's clash with Celta Vigo in La Liga, per Tom Webber of Goal:

"We all know how important Hazard is and that's why we signed him.