3 reasons why Eden Hazard is a top Ballon d'Or contender for 2019

Modified Dec 21, 2018 01:48 GMT

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#1 A shot at Europa League glory

Chelsea are one of the top contenders to win the Europa League this season. The Blues qualified comfortably from their group and would now take on the Swedish champions Malmo in the next round.

The gulf in class between the Blues and most other teams in the competition means that they are one of the heavy favorites to triumph in this season's tournament, which would give Eden Hazard a shot at individual glory next year.

Though the Europa League is considered less prestigious than the Champions League, ever-increasing presence of top teams is definitely increasing its importance.

If Eden Hazard can lead Chelsea to victory in the Europa League this season, he is in with a real shot at the 2019 Ballon d'Or awards.

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