Sports Burst - Hazard vs. Danger for Real Madrid
Better late than never - Eden Hazard finally hits form to save Real Madrid's Champions League chase in crucial clash against Inter
By Tim Stannard
Eder Militao set to miss visit of Antonio Conte's Inter after positive COVID-19 test
Super Saturday on beIN SPORTS fixed an awful lot of problems for Real Madrid. The biggest one of all was getting Eden Hazard both playing and scoring. Indeed, the Belgian's opener in the 4-1 victory against Huesca was the forward's first goal for the team since October 2019 - when the world was an unfathomably different place.
Because of a particularly jam-packed soccer schedule for the big cheeses in Europe - league, Champions League, league, international matches, league, Champions League, and so on and so on - there is a swift chance for Hazard to make another repayment on his $130 million transfer fee from Chelsea.
Heck, if matters really go well then even Jose Mourinho's jab about Gareth Bale scoring a winner for Tottenham on Sunday will largely fall flat on Madridista ears. "When I have five minutes I'm going to Safari to check the Madrid website - to see what they say," chuckled Mourinho. Safari? Really?
While Real Madrid is just off the top of the LaLiga standings - the mighty Real Sociedad leading the way there - matters have not gone so swimmingly in the Champions League. The 13-times champions are currently bottom of Group B with five goals conceded in two games and just the single point scored.
This sees Tuesday's match as very much a must-win affair unless Real Madrid want to add the Europa League to their trophy cabinet. The problem is that the visitors are Inter Milan, lead by the madcap Antonio Conte.
The backline took another dent on Monday - Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola are already injured - and Eder Militao is set to miss out with Real Madrid announcing that he had received a positive test for COVID-19.
The Sports Burst live show will be looking back at the weekend's big stories with Hope Solo. Just head to our beIN SPORTS USA Facebook page or beIN XTRA channel at 12PM ET.
Barcelona still losing LaLiga battle against Elche
While it was all positive for Real Madrid at the weekend, the same cannot be said for Barcelona which ends the match day in LaLiga in 12th - still struggling behind Elche - with just two points from the past 12.
The glass half-full types will point to Barcelona not being as bad as previously in the past two displays against Juventus and Alaves. And then there is Antoine Griezmann scoring.
Barcelona's heady adventure this season continues with the visit of a Dinamo Kiev side to the Camp Nou which currently has eight players missing due to positive COVID-19 tests.
Elsewhere in the Champions League this week and Atletico Madrid face a bit of a tough trip to take on Lokomotiv Moscow, while PSG are at RB Leipzig and trying to hold together a struggling Kylian Mbappe.
Villarreal look to jump into third in Monday match-up
The weekend action is not yet over on beIN SPORTS as Villarreal are hosting Valladolid in a match that is live, live, live from 2:50PM ET. A victory for the Yellow Submarine against LaLiga's bottom of the table outfit would push Unai Emery's men into third.
There is action too from the Turkish Super Lig as Fenerbahce look to move to the top of the table in a clash at Antalyaspor that is live on beIN SPORTS from 12PM ET.
And later on in the day, be sure to tune into Viva LaLiga at 8PM ET followed by Monday Night Soccer at 9:30PM ET for a full breakdown of the weekend's best action.