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Coleman: Wales will be powerless to stop Chelsea superstar Hazard

Wales manager Chris Coleman is worried about Belgian ace Eden Hazard as he prepares his side to face Belgium in an all-important Euro2016 qualifying clash on Friday.

The teams will meet at the Cardiff City Stadium locked at the top of Group B on 11 points and a positive result is vital for the Dragons who will have their work cut out for them in the form of stopping Chelsea superstar Hazard.

Coleman said: "Top players don't have a lot of holidays because they are either playing tournaments or at the end of the season they are at big clubs on trips.

"Will it affect Hazard? I don't think so. He is good enough that it doesn't matter how hard we work tactically on trying to stop him because he has a magic wand in his pocket and he can make something happen.

"There are very few players like that on the planet. Luckily we have got one in Gareth Bale and it is very difficult to prepare to face them.

"Hazard is a great player, he has always been a great talent and recently he has become a real team player."

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