He only played 65 minutes but it was perhaps Eden Hazard’s best hour in a Real Madrid shirt as Carlo Ancelotti’s side got off to a wining start in La Liga.
They beat Alaves 4-1 and it was the former Chelsea man shining up front alongside a rejuventated Gareth Bale and two-goal Karim Benzema.
There were just three minutes into the second half when Benzema scored his first goal of the season from Hazard’s sublime flick after Lucas Vazquez had crossed from Bale’s long pass – Real Madrid’s new trident all involved in the opening goal.