Hazard-Asensio, an unprecedented duo

The Belgian and Majorcan, with their respective injuries, had already concluded the season when the coronavirus made an appearance and turned football upside down. Now they will have a second chance.

And it is also a virtually unique circumstance this season. Because it will be the first match in almost a year, since Marco Asensio was seriously injured in his second pre-season match, in which both are available to Zidane.

They've only met on the field once. It was in the early hours of July 20-21, against Bayern in the United States. They made headlines in that fateful match, which the Munich-based side won 3-1.

They occupied the flanks and left Benzema as an offensive reference. In the next match, against Arsenal, Hazard was a starter, Marco Asensio was a substitute, and at half-time Zidane changed them. Bad luck meant that just 20 minutes later the Majorcan player shattered his knee.

And now we get a chance to see wether the duo will work out.