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Eden Hazard not even on the bench for Belgium vs Italy

  /  autty

Eden Hazard did not recover in time to be available for Belgium's Euro 2020 quarter-final against Italy on Friday night, with the 30-year-old still struggling with a knee injury he picked up in the last-16 tie against Portugal.

Roberto Martinez had been saying all week that he hoped Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne would be fit in time to face Italy, but while the latter has been included in the starting line-up, the former is not even on the bench.

Hazard suffered a tweak in the back of his right thigh and was unable to finish the Portugal tie.

De Bruyne was nursing a sprained left ankle injury that he sustained against Portugal, but he was able to return in time for Belgium's quarter-final.