Hakimi, facing rape charges, named in PSG squad for Champions League match | OneFootball

The Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi, from Paris Saint-Germain, who will be tried for a rape accusation, has been listed to face Monaco this Wednesday (25), in the return leg of the playoff to access the Champions League round of 16, at the Parc des Princes, announced the Parisian club.

Club maintains support based on presumption of innocence

A day after the judicial decision to bring Hakimi to trial, PSG has not yet made an official statement but adopts a protective stance towards the player, based on the presumption of innocence.

Since the beginning of the case in February 2023, and the formal accusation in March of the same year for rape, the club has always supported Hakimi. “It’s in the hands of justice,” limited himself to respond the coach Luis Enrique when questioned in a press conference on Tuesday.

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Hakimi's stance on social media

The player, in turn, defended himself in a post on X: “Today, a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, while I deny it and everything indicates it is false. I calmly await this trial, which will allow the truth to come to light.”

Understand the case

At the end of February 2023, a 24-year-old woman (the same age as Hakimi at the time) went to a police station and declared she had been raped at the player's house in Boulogne-Billancourt (in the outskirts of Paris), but without filing a formal complaint.

A preliminary investigation was opened and, days later, Hakimi was indicted, until the decision to open a case against him.

PSG absences for the clash against Monaco

For the Champions League match against Monaco at the Parc des Princes (PSG's 3-2 victory in the first leg), the Paris team will not be able to count on forward Ousmane Dembélé, out due to a left calf injury, and midfielder Fabián Ruiz, sidelined for several weeks with a knee injury.

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