A month since Hazard's injury and he won't be back for the Supercopa de Espana Real Madrid Belgian is making slow progress

Exactly a month after he fell injured, Eden Hazard is still awaiting medical discharge.

He's making progress from the knock to his right ankle, but slowly, meaning he'll be out of the Supercopa de Espana, which kicks off on January 8.

When the extent of his injury was made public on December 5 the target of the Supercopa was set for his return, but now the target is for late January or even February.

The message around the club is clear: no risk is to be taken with Hazard.

He himself is hasty to play in the Supercopa, but the competition isn't a priority for Madrid and they're focused on having him fit for LaLiga Santander and the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Just 12 days remain until the team get on the plane for Jeddah, and the Belgian is yet to set foot on the pitch again, now just working in the gym.

Another Madrid without him

The reality is that Madrid miss a lot when Hazard doesn't play.

They're developing still and have come a long way already, but they're still missing something when it comes to imagination and causing an imbalance in an opposition's defence.

Statistics show that Hazard is missed, too. Madrid have just eight goals in the six games played since his injury, while in the previous six that he played, they had scored 20.