Eden Hazard reveals his ‘only regret’ from his time at Chelsea

Former Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard has opened up on his time at the Premier League giant, sharing details about his biggest regret at the time.

Undoubtedly one of the best players of his generation, Hazard won tons of trophies and individual accolades for Chelsea. However, speaking to the Ballon d’Or’s TikTok page, he’s now expressed one regret about his time in west London.

According to Hazard, his big regret with Chelsea was not being able to win the Champions League in 2019 as he believes he could’ve been a Ballon d’Or contender if he’d won Europe’s top prize that year.

Eden Hazard poses for a photo with the Playmaker winner trophy during his time at Chelsea. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League that season after finishing fifth the year prior under Antonio Conte.

“I wasn’t decisive enough to be on the podium of the Ballon d’Or. My only regret with Chelsea could be in 2019 we won the Europa League, but if we won the Champions League, I could’ve been on the podium. Maybe I missed that little extra to win the Ballon d’Or. Not talent, not pure football, but scoring goals in the important matches,” Hazard said.

Hazard was never on the podium for the Ballon d’Or, but he did come close on a few occasions. Indeed, Hazard was shortlisted for this award five times during his career, but he never finished higher than eighth.

Hazard left Chelsea in 2019 to join Real Madrid but things didn’t work out at the Spanish giant. The Belgium star spent most of the time in treatment room.

June 2023 saw Hazard and Real Madrid reach a mutual agreement to terminate his contract at the end of the season, ending his time at the club after four years.