Setback for PSG as Hakimi is sidelined for Champions League semi-final second leg

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(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain’s Moroccan defender #02 Achraf Hakimi looks on during the UEFA Champions League first round day 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) and Atalanta (ITA) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on September 17, 2025. Achraf Hakimi, “suffering from a right thigh injury”, will be unavailable for “the next few weeks” and therefore will miss the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich, PSG announced on April 29, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi will miss the Champions League semi-final second leg at Bayern Munich next week due to a thigh injury, the European champions said on Wednesday.

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PSG travel to Munich for the return leg on May 6 leading in the tie 5-4, but the loss of Hakimi is a significant blow for Luis Enrique.

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Hakimi played through visible discomfort in the closing minutes of Tuesday’s first leg, as PSG could not make any more substitutions.

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“Hakimi will be out for out of action for the next few weeks,” PSG said after confirming Hakimi had sustained an injury to his right thigh.

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Midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery, 20, is a likely replacement at right-back in the absence of Hakimi, who finished sixth in last year’s Ballon d’Or voting. It also raises questions over his availability for Morocco at the World Cup.

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Second-choice goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will miss PSG’s trip to Germany as well due to injury.

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