• Real Madrid players attend a training session in Madrid on Tuesday on the eve of their Champions League match against Galatasaray. AFP
    Real Madrid players attend a training session in Madrid on Tuesday on the eve of their Champions League match against Galatasaray. AFP
  • Can you guess who it is? That's Sergio Ramos during Real Madrid's training. Reuters
    Can you guess who it is? That's Sergio Ramos during Real Madrid's training. Reuters
  • Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during training in Madrid. AFP
    Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during training in Madrid. AFP
  • Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, left, and Luka Modric take part in training on the match against Galatasaray. AFP
    Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, left, and Luka Modric take part in training on the match against Galatasaray. AFP
  • Sergio Ramos, right, at Ream Madrid's Valdebebas training ground. AP
    Sergio Ramos, right, at Ream Madrid's Valdebebas training ground. AP
  • Real Madrid's Militao trains before the Champions League Group A match against Galatasaray. AP
    Real Madrid's Militao trains before the Champions League Group A match against Galatasaray. AP
  • Karim Benzema, left, and Luka Modric during training at the Valdebebas Sport Complex in Madrid. EPA
    Karim Benzema, left, and Luka Modric during training at the Valdebebas Sport Complex in Madrid. EPA
  • Daniel Carvajal at the Valdebebas Sport Complex on Tuesday. EPA
    Daniel Carvajal at the Valdebebas Sport Complex on Tuesday. EPA
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo, left, and Militao take part in a training session. AP
    Real Madrid's Marcelo, left, and Militao take part in a training session. AP
  • Manager Zinedine Zidane and assistant manager David Bettoni during the training session at the Valdebebas Sport Complex. EPA
    Manager Zinedine Zidane and assistant manager David Bettoni during the training session at the Valdebebas Sport Complex. EPA
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo at the team's Valdebebas training ground in Madrid. AP
    Real Madrid's Marcelo at the team's Valdebebas training ground in Madrid. AP
  • Vinicius Junior, left, and Luka Modric during training before the clash against Galatasaray. AFP
    Vinicius Junior, left, and Luka Modric during training before the clash against Galatasaray. AFP
  • Karim Benzema, Ferland Mendy, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois during training. Reuters
    Karim Benzema, Ferland Mendy, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois during training. Reuters

Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema train with Real Madrid as they host Galatasaray - in pictures


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Real Madrid will be raring to go when they host Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday, knowing that victory will push them closer to qualification from Group A.

And one player who will be a bit more eager than others to impress will be Eden Hazard. After a disappointing start with Real, the former Chelsea man is beginning to come into his own.

He was earlier rumoured to be overweight but those days seem to be well in the past. Manager Zinedine Zidane is impressed with what he sees and expects Hazard to eventually find his best form.

Hazard's best show so far was against Real Betis last weekend, when Real struggled but he seemed back to his best.

The Belgian took part in training in Madrid on Tuesday along with fellow galacticos. However, one player who continues to be an enigma is Gareth Bale.

Zidane said Bale is unavailable for the match against Galatasaray "due to injury" even though he was called up to Wales' squad for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers.

See the best photos from Real's training session in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device simply swipe the picture.