The Belgian star has endured a stop-start beginning to a Bernabeu career which has been interrupted by injury and accusations of him being overweight, but the stunning solo strike - which comes more than a year after his first goal for the club - will go some way to easing the Madrid faithful's concerns. 

Five minutes before halftime, Hazard received the ball near the halfway line and after manufacturing space for himself drove forward to unleash an unstoppable 25-yard drive past the despairing lunge of Andreas Fernandez.

It was a goal which brought back memories of Hazard's impeccable spell in West London with Chelsea where he was four times named the team's Player of the Year.