Real Madrid attacker Eden Hazard is happy the Champions League is returning.

Real go to Manchester City needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit to reach the quarterfinals.

It is going to be an odd feeling to have the Champions League taking place in August, but Hazard is simply excited that top-level football is back.

"Yeah, I can't believe it," he said.

"I think the world, the people, need to watch football.

"It gives you happiness; that's why we all love football.

"I think it's now [been a few] months without the Champions League, these level of games. People just want to watch this."

At Chelsea, Hazard was a player who could easily get into double figures in terms of goals and assists, with injuries hindering his progress at Real Madrid so far, but what does he prefer: to score a goal or to provide an assist?

"The feeling is the same when you see the ball in the net," Hazard responded.

"In my mind, I'm not just thinking about scoring goals, scoring goals, scoring goals.

"Some players now just think about scoring goals.

"And me? I'm more the kind of player who can create something.

"That's why I like to say that I'm more of an assisting guy than a scoring machine.

"I prefer to provide assists, but I also like the feeling when you score a beautiful goal, a last-minute goal, and you win the game at the end."