While he shines in Madrid, the harsh moment this star lives in Qatar

Real Madrid started the 2022/2023 Spanish La Liga season on a brighter note, as its players fired from all cylinders. The UEFA Champions League all-time record holders are however trailing arch-rival, Barcelona by two points on the log after inconsistency set in. Real Madrid was not helped by injury to Karim Benzema who won the Ballon d'or for the first time after a stellar performance which propelled the team to a UEFA Champions league victory in the 2021/2022 season.

Shortly after securing a 3-1 victory over troubled Sevilla, Real Madrid have struggled to gather points, a defeat in the hands of German club RB Leipzig, was followed with 1-1 draw with Girona and to make matter worse Real Madrid ate ‘the humble pie’, as Rayo Vallecano secured all three points against the club. However, a 2-1 victory over Cadiz suggested a back in form before players headed for the world cup.

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Despite injury denying Benzema goals, other palyers have been scoring for fun. Eden Hazard who has featured six times this season has registered a to the amusement of fans. Vinicius Junior currently sits top on Real Madrid scorer table with ten goals and four assists from 20 games. Eleven players were however, included in the Qatar 2020 FIFA World Cup by their national teams due to their performances at the club level.

Spaniard Marco Asensio has scored in the ongoing world cup in Qatar, the first Madrid player to do so. Eden Hazard failed to spark for Belgium in 1-0 victory over Canada while Rudiger was stunned when Germany was beaten by Japan. Though France was on song, but Camavinga was benched while Tchouameni and Croatia's Luka Modric got minutes.

The troubled Real Madrid player in Qatar

The shinning star in Madrid was in blistering form before the world cup, with a shot accuracy of 56%, the star has scored eight goals in the current campaign while also providing four assists. He has been tipped to shine for his country in the world cup but that prediction is has yet to come to pass as he has to sit deep to cut opponent attacks, thus affecting his attacking display.