VIDEO: Chelsea star Eden Hazard sends his penalty into orbit
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Following a questionable penalty call, Eden Hazard placed the ball on the spot to give Chelsea the lead on five minutes against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Fortunately for the visiting Israeli champion, the Belgian continued his poor record of converting penalties in the Champions League, and blazed it well over the bar.
4 - Four players have missed 3+ Champions League penalties since 2006/07: Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy, Hazard. Surprise.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 16, 2015
The spot kick was awarded after Willian appeared to dive untouched over a challenge from Maccabi Tel-Aviv goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic, but the score remained at 0-0 as the 24-year-old sent the ball well over the Chelsea support behind the goal.
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