Hazard would later cite Mata as the player he most relished playing alongside, theirs a meeting of footballing minds and mastery.Hazard’s eye for the spectacular was in evidence in those handsome victories over Aston Villa and Stoke either side of Christmas, and then in March at Manchester United (sparking an FA Cup comeback) and at home to West Ham.His major contribution to us reaching the Europa League final was a sensational display off the bench at home to Sparta Prague, capped by a magnificent injury-time thunderbolt that booked our spot in the last 16. Hazard has not had a great year with the La Liga giants in terms of injuries and also form – even though he won the La […] Unfortunately, a hamstring injury sustained at Aston Villa in our penultimate league game ruled him out of the successful Amsterdam showpiece, but not before he had set up Lampard’s record-breaking goals.The only slight on his first year was a red card picked up in bizarre circumstances in a League Cup semi-final at Swansea in January, but he returned to action in top form and played a major part in our strong finish to the campaign, the longest in Chelsea history.In all Hazard appeared 62 times, scored 13 goals and assisted a further 19. The Belgian winger completed a £83.53 move to the Bernabeu last summer after enjoying a hugely successful spell at Stamford Bridge after joining from Lille in 2012. His willingness to quickly get back to his feet despite the darkening shade of his ankles and calves was a refreshing trait that earned him plaudits on and off the pitch. Unsurprisingly no Chelsea player has ever won so many individual accolades in one year.Hazard nor the team could match those levels in 2015/16. In late May 2012, Hazard confirmed on his official Twitter account that he would be signing for the Blues.

At times it felt like he was playing a different sport to everyone else on the pitch such was the magic he conjured up that night, including an assist and two solo goals so spectacular some Sunderland fans could not help but applaud them.Hazard ended the year without collective honours, but he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year to go with his Chelsea award, as well as being voted into the PFA Team of the Year again.Things would get even better for Hazard, and Chelsea, in 2014/15.He was quite simply the best player in the country as we won the title with three games to spare and also lifted the League Cup. Having spent a whole year looking forward to the games, now club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton cast their minds back to a Chelsea campaign filled with highs and lows...Victor Moses was a beaten finalist in tonight’s Europa League climax as Sevilla came from behind to beat Inter Milan 3-2 on a dramatic evening in Cologne.© 2020 Chelsea FC. By playing, he shows what he is about. Guile, grace and goals, all delivered by an infectious personality whose appreciation for the beauty of the sport he so excels at burns bright.It was the summer of 2012 when Hazard, the most coveted young player in the world, announced on Twitter he would be leaving his boyhood club Lille to sign for the Champions League winners, and since that night in Munich it is he who has been responsible for so many of our best moments.Eden leaves a true Chelsea legend, a serial winner, and with our best wishes for the next step in his career.We continue our look back at the season just finished by detailing the landmarks, records and noteworthy facts from 2019/20, with the help of club statistician Paul Dutton...Longer than ever and no shortage of talking points: the 2019/20 season won't be forgotten in a hurry. Hazard sprung to life following its introduction and formed a potent partnership down the left with Marcos Alonso.