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Eden Hazard's Penalty Woes Continue Against Andora

The Chelsea star calmly slotted his first spot-kick past Ferran Pol but his second lacklustre attempt was comfortably saved
Hazard penalty nightmare
Eden Hazard’s misery in front of goal continued on Saturday as the Chelsea midfielder’s nonchalant approach to penalties backfired in Belgium’s 4-1 win over Andorra.

After a first half which only contained a glimmer of his guile and craft, Hazard was given the chance to restore Belgium’s two-goal lead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute. 

The Chelsea midfielder’s cool approach appeared to outfox Ferran Pol and the ball trickled past the Andorra goalkeeper.

Hazard then had the opportunity to double his tally 12 minutes from the end but this time his tame effort was easily saved by Pol.

Belgium ran out comfortable winners in Andorra and have booked their place at Euro 2016 with the victory.

Hazard has already missed a penalty this season after he blasted the ball over the bar in the 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge.

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