Obviously, there is no real good news when it comes to this Coronavirus, but it has bought time for various athletes around the world to recover from their injuries slowly without being rushed back to playing football matches. Eden Hazard is in such a boat. And though there is no real indication that there will be any official football matches played anytime soon — possibly even until 2021 — it’s clear that Hazard will be back whenever matches do resume.

Yesterday, Arancha Rodriguez reported that Hazard had his stitches removed, and that everything is ‘perfect’. He and Marco Asensio are doing well with their recovery progress.

ICYMI

C-Trick’s analysis of Real Madrid’s season

In the first part of a new series, Euan McTear looks back at current players’ debuts, here’s the tale of Marcelo’s first ever match in European football.

Luka Jovic’s big announcement

Jovic says he received permission to fly back to Serbia.