Achraf Hakimi: PSG star ruled out of Champions League semi-final second leg

Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi has been ruled out “for the next few weeks” after picking up an injury during his side’s dramatic win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Hakimi played the full 90 minutes and assisted Khvicha Kvaratshelia as the reigning champions. Post a 5-4 win against the Bundesliga side in the first leg of their semi-final tie in Paris on Tuesday.

“Hakimi will be undergoing treatment for the next few weeks due to the right thigh injury he sustained in the match against Bayern,” PSG said in a statement.

The Morocco international will now miss the semi-final second leg against the German side in Munich on May 6.

Hakimi was substituted at half-time in PSG’s 3-0 win at Angers in Ligue 1 last weekend but returned to the starting line-up against Bayern.

The right-back strained his hamstring late in the first leg but stayed on after receiving treatment as PSG ran out all their substitutions.

The injury also raises questions over Hakimi’s availability for the upcoming World Cup, which is set to begin in six weeks in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Hakimi has been an ever-present for Luis Enrique’s PSG and scored the opener as the Parisians beat Inter Milan 5-0 in last season’s final to become European champions for the first time.

He started every game for Morocco during their tenure Historic run to semi-finals In the 2022 World Cup.