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Real Madrid defender Varane: Hazard motivated facing Chelsea

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane says Eden Hazard will be up for tonight's Champions League clash with Chelsea.

Hazard spent seven years at the club before switching to Real Madrid for £150million in June 2019.

Hazard has been dogged by injuries at the Spanish giants but is fit again from a calf strain — and he is pumped up to play tonight against Chelsea.

Varane, 28, said: “He is quite motivated to play a Champions League semi-final.

“He is a motivated footballer and if you play against your former club, that is an extra motivation in the club and the team we are facing.

“We know the quality they have and he wants to prove his on the pitch to help the team."

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