Press review: Hakimi struggling, Champions League in his sights | OneFootball

This Tuesday, September 8, the French press (from a sporting perspective) discussed Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League opener tomorrow against Slovan Bratislava, with possible rotation and the aim of further cementing their legacy by lifting the trophy again at the end of the season. There is also the difficult period currently being experienced by Achraf Hakimi (27-year-old right-back).

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

We still have to wait one more day to see PSG begin their Champions League campaign, but the tension is already rising. There will be a press conference at 1 p.m. with Luis Enrique and one player to really get into it, and the first matches tonight will help pass the time. The Spanish coach may put aside the idea of rotation for such a competition, even if the opponent seems quite manageable. The suspense should mainly center on the Parisian lineup.

Questions can also be asked about Hakimi, who has struggled to regain both his full impact and consistency since last winter. His ankle injury and the Africa Cup of Nations right after it are undoubtedly weighing on him. The trial as well. It is up to the staff to assess whether the solution is to keep playing him so he can rediscover his best feelings, or to rotate and let him rest, or even give him a bit of a wake-up call. That is very difficult to judge from the outside. But Warren Zaïre-Emery, the 20-year-old midfielder who filled in particularly well last season, could be a solution. Senny Mayulu (20) as well.

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