Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard may be on opposite sides as they go head-to-head in Wales's World Cup qualifier against Belgium on Tuesday but they will have one thing in common.
The pair are both talismans for their national sides but things aren't too good at home.
Both have a rocky relationship with their club Real Madrid as Bale has inflamed the fury of Madrid fans the Spanish press, while Hazard is floundering as he desperately attempts to snatch some game time under Carlo Ancelotti.
Gareth Bale (left) and Eden Hazard (right) shine for their countries but struggle at Real Madrid
Yet, the Welshman and the Belgian both excel on the international stage when they don the captain's armband for their respective countries.
Bale has become notorious for putting his country - and golf - above his club. He famously antagonised Real Madrid in 2019 when he and his Wales team-mates held up a flag that read 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order.'
The controversial stunt took place after Wales beat Hungary to qualify for Euro 2020, and came amid wild celebrations with the crowd in Cardiff.
At the time, Bale was heavily linked with a move away from the Bernabeu, and was caught on camera laughing, which didn't go down too well with the fans in Madrid.
Madrid supporters were enraged after Bale's notorious, and controversial, flag stunt in 2019
But the tension between the Welshman and Madrid boiled over last week as Bale was slammed for playing for his country by the Spanish media.
The winger hasn't featured for Real Madrid since August 28, in their clash against Real Betis, after picking up a hamstring tear in September.
But he won his 100th cap for Wales when managed a first-half cameo for Rob Page's side against Belarus last week. Bale lined up from the off in the World Cup qualifier but was substituted off at half-time.
He was forced to reveal post-match following Wales' victory that his substitution was pre-planned, but his attitude has since been scathingly labelled as 'unpresentable' by frustrated reporters back in Spain.
Bale was forced to insist that his substitution at half-time this weekend had been pre-planned
In El Sanhedrin de Carrusel Deportivo, via AS, Antonio Romero took aim at this statistic and even slammed the 32-year-old as a 'bad example in the dressing room'.
'His attitude is unpresentable to be the highest paid in Real Madrid. Madrid on June 30 takes a load off their shoulders,' Romero said. 'I think he is a bad example in the dressing room and someone in private should sing him forty.
'It is unfortunate that today he is a starter with the national team after more than two months without playing in Madrid. He is making fun of the badge he defends.'
Bale began the season brightly under Carlo Ancelotti, having played in the first two LaLiga fixtures of the campaign, but he then picked up his latest setback in training and found himself ruled out of action for two months.
The winger started the season brightly but faced a setback after picking up a hamstring tear
Extraordinarily, his appearance against Belarus was his fourth international appearance this term. In comparison, he has played just three times for Madrid.
He has become a bit of a burden for Madrid as his weekly wage reportedly stands at a hefty £600,000, making him the
