Real Madrid held by Betis as Eden Hazard returns from injury

Real Madrid held to goalless draw by Real Betis as Real welcome Eden Hazard back ahead of Champions League semi-final tie against Chelsea

Real Madrid welcome back Eden Hazard in time for their Champions League semi-final match against his former club Chelsea. (Photo credit: @realmadriden)

Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw at home to Real Betis as their title hopes seem to be fading.

Atletico Madrid lead the table with two points above Real Madrid who is second, Atletico will play Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Barcelona are just three points behind Real but with two games in hand.

Real Madrid struggled to break down Manuel Pellegrini's side, the closest they came to scoring was with a mis-hit cross by Rodrigo that came off the crossbar.

While Thibaut Courtois stopped Guido Rodriguez with Betis's best chance.

Real Madrid received a boost with the return of Eden Hazard from injury.

The Belgium star came in as a 77th-minute sub for his first La Liga appearance since March 13th.

No player created more chances for Real Madrid vs. Betis than Eden Hazard.

He was only on the pitch for 13 minutes. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lOZz1jdDv7
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 24, 2021

Real Madrid will host Eden Hazard's former club Chelsea on Tuesday in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez told Spanish newspaper AS on Saturday that the founding members of the European Super League "cannot leave" because they have "binding contracts"

"We lost two points" - Zinedine Zidane speaking after the match

👔💬 Zidane: "We lost two points tonight, that’s clear. We were very good in defence, but it’s true that we struggled in attack. We had a tough time getting into the match. We were missing something tonight, we weren’t as sharp up front."#RealMadridRealBetis pic.twitter.com/EptzgluwJU
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 24, 2021