This Thursday evening, to everyone’s surprise, Real Madrid was surprised in the last minutes by Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. With the exception of an absent Benzema due to hamstring discomfort, all the Merengue stars were present. Even the bench seemed well stocked with the presence of Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale in particular. The two former Premier League players are having a complicated season in Madrid, particularly because of injuries.
Carlo Ancelotti planned to make his attacking changes during extra time, but the Basques scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute. Yet in the second half, Eden Hazard was sent to warm up before being called to sit on the bench in the 75th minute. The situation, which shows the decline of the Belgian’s status, made his Welsh teammate laugh a lot, back in the group since the end of January, who welcomed him with a broad smile on his return to the bench, can we say? see in images captured by The Chiringuito.
⚠️La IMAGEN⚠️ 🚨Minuto 75 de partido: BALE se PARTE de RISA cuando mandan a HAZARD al BANQUILLO tras CALENTAR en la segunda parte… Lo vemos en #ChiringuitoCopa pic.twitter.com/RQUznrGQN1
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) February 4, 2022
