MADRID: Real Madrid held their nerve to beat Osasuna 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday as Eden Hazard made his first start since January, raising the possibility of Zinedine Zidane picking him for Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg against Chelsea.
Real Madrid have it all to do against Chelsea after drawing the opener 1-1 and they are playing catchup in La Liga too, after Atletico Madrid had earlier scraped to a 1-0 victory against struggling Elche. “We’re entering a defining period and each victory is a very important step,” said Atletico coach Diego Simeone.
The best chance fell to Hazard from a Marcelo cross but he failed to catch the volley cleanly, instead scuffing it into the ground and goalkeeper Sergio Herrera did brilliantly to save. Four minutes later it was two, Benzema driving in from the left and slipping a reverse pass through for Casemiro, who stretched to control and instead poked tha ball directly into the net.Elche squandered two golden opportunities to snatch a draw against Atletico.
Simeone’s side were denied three times in the first half, Luis Suarez missing a golden chance before they had a goal and a penalty ruled out by VAR.
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