International Champions Cup: Real Madrid 3-7 Atletico Madrid - 5 talking points

#3 Eden Hazard fails to click once again

Eden Hazard failed to spark

Eden Hazard was made Real Madrid's marquee signing when they completed his long-awaited transfer in the summer for a club-record fee.

The Belgian international is one of the best players in the world and Real Madrid would be banking on him to lead them into the future.

However, so far, it has not really gelled for the former Chelsea man, as he has struggled to impose his will on all three matches he has played in a Real Madrid shirt.

His displays got progressively worse, as he followed a subdued performance against Bayern Munich with a substandard outing against Arsenal.

The match against Atletico was, however, a bit of a step up, as despite struggling as the Los Rojiblancos dictated proceedings for most of the 63 minutes he spent on the field, the Belgian captain still ended the night with an assist.

Eden Hazard, however, remains a world-class player capable of deciding fixtures on his own and a trio of substandard performance in preseason friendlies would not change that but fans of the club would be hoping he gets into gear real quick to help the club achieve their objectives.