Eden Hazard has come in for a lot of criticism for being seen laughing with former Chelsea teammates after Real Madrid’s Champions League elimination on Wednesday.

The Belgian, who was returning to his former home at Stamford Bridge, rubbed a lot of Los Blancos supporters up the wrong way by joking with Kurt Zouma, with many believing that his behaviour was inappropriate for the time. Hazard, though, has since apologised.

“I’m sorry,” Hazard‘s Instagram story read. “I’ve read lots of opinions about me today and it was not my intention to offend the Real Madrid fans.

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“It has always been my dream to play for Real Madrid and I came here to win. The season is not over and together we must now battle for LaLiga [Santander]. Hala Madrid!”

Hazard has only just returned from injury and his inclusion in Zinedine Zidane‘s XI prompted some backlash in London.