Chelsea ace Eden Hazard insists he can handle the kicking he cops during games. No player in Europa has been fouled more than Hazard this season.

He said: "Since I started football, defenders have always tried to kick me. I can cope with that, as long as the tackles don't kill me. This is football.

"Sometimes I try to keep going but I can't - the fouls are too hard and I have to go on the floor.

"But I don't think things have gone too far. If I create a lot, I can get fouls for free-kicks and penalties, so sometimes [being fouled] it's good. I always just want to score or make an assist, to make good things for the team."