Eden Hazard: "I would like to face Real Madrid or Barcelona in the Champions League"

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has admitted that he’d like to play against Real Madrid or Barcelona in the Champions League so he can compete with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

It is no secret that Hazard is aiming to become as good as the superstar pair, after previously stating it this season.

Messi and Ronaldo have been at the top of the game for the past six years and are constantly battling each other for success, both individually and as a team.

However good they may be, Hazard wants to play them.

“For me, for a young player, it’s very important to test myself against Ronaldo or Messi,” Hazard told the Daily Telegraph. ”Just to be on the pitch with them would be good and I would try to do well.

“It’s an aspiration for me to be as good as Ronaldo and Messi. I watch a lot of games they play in and I try to be on the same level.

“I want to score more goals. Sometimes I play good but don’t score. To be the best player in the world I have to score more. It’s just in my head – I have to shoot more. I can make the pass, I can shoot and sometimes I pass.”

Hazard admits that he would like to become the best player in the world at some point.

“Of course, I want to be the best in the world,” he said.

“Previously I was more worried about the game itself – football was just a game for me, I wanted to amuse myself and didn’t bother what the people thought about me. But since I’m here at Chelsea I’ve become more aware of my qualities.

“Before I knew I was a good player, but not one of the better players in the world. Now I realise that I can compete with Messi and Ronaldo in the near future, if I put in some more effort. I don’t know if I will ever reach their level. It’ll be hard, but I accept the challenge.”