Injured Hazard out of Real Madrid’s Spanish league finale

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<p>MADRID &mdash; Injured again, Eden Hazard will miss Real Madrid’s Spanish league finale on Saturday.</p>
<p>Hazard was not included in the team’s squad for the home match against Villarreal, which Madrid needs to win to have a chance of defending its Spanish league title. It enters the final round two points behind Atlético Madrid, which visits relegation-threatened Valladolid.</p>
<p>However, captain Sergio Ramos will be back in the squad after recovering from an injury that has kept him out since March.</p>
<p>Hazard missed a big part of the season because of injuries but had been playing regularly recently.</p>
<p>“He didn’t practice with the squad and we are not going to take any risks,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday. </p>
<p>Hazard is set to play for Belgium in next month’s European Championship.</p>
<p>Atlético Madrid doesn’t have any major setbacks ahead of its match at Valladolid, when it can clinch its first league title since 2014. </p>
<p>Barcelona, out of contention for the title, will finish its season without Lionel Messi, who was given permission to skip the team’s final match at last-place Eibar so he can have extra rest ahead of the Copa América. </p>
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