Real Madrid have been dealt a major blow ahead of La Liga's opening weekend, confirming star forward Eden Hazard picked up a thigh injury in training on Friday.
Los Blancos are set to begin their 2019-20 league campaign away to Celta Vigo on Saturday. However, the club's official website announced the Belgium international was being assessed following a "muscular injury to the anterior part of his right thigh."
Kristof Terreur of HLN reported Hazard's hamstring injury is "not a severe one." However, Hazard will miss the opener and is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks, according to AFP's Tom Allnutt:
Hazard, 28, could miss up to five of Real's next fixtures if he's toward the more extreme side of that estimate, including away trips to Villarreal on September 1 and Sevilla on September 21.