Real Madrid didn't perform to the level expected and ended up getting knocked out the Spanish Super Cup by Athletic Bilbao at La Rosaleda. Eden Hazard started again, but once more, he couldn't be differential in the Los Blancos system. Something that the international media has echoed.
The Belgian attacker started well and with certain protagonism in the first few attacking passages of play, but it got diluted as the minutes went by. His level, far from the one shown at Chelsea or the Belgian national team, something noted by the press.
'L'Équipe' questioned this decline of the player and rated him as a player "always lost" in the match against Athletic. The French newspaper also underlined the mistakes from Lucas Vázquez in the goals.
"When will we see the real danger of Eden again? The question is legitimate after a new performance light years away from what the Belgian showed with the shirt of Lille, Chelsea and Belgium", it added.
"The causes of this failure? A Hazard lined up at the start of the match but lacking rhythm from his return from injury, a Modric below his level and a defence on the verge of collapse", 'Le Parisien' catalogued.
The 'Daily Mail', for its part, also underlined the lack of leadership from the winger: "Hazard did little to get Madrid out of trouble".