{"id":51324,"date":"2026-05-05T15:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51324"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:54:46","slug":"psg-announce-squad-for-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-vs-bayern-munich-achraf-hakimi-ruled-out-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/champions-league\/psg-announce-squad-for-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-vs-bayern-munich-achraf-hakimi-ruled-out-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG announce squad for Champions League semi-final second Leg vs Bayern Munich; Achraf Hakimi ruled out with Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)<\/b> has officially confirmed their traveling squad for the high-stakes <b>UEFA Champions League semi-final<\/b> second leg against <b>Bayern Munich<\/b> at the Allianz Arena. While the Parisian giants hold a narrow lead following a thrilling <b>5-4<\/b> victory in the first leg, they must defend it without one of their most vital defensive assets.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Achraf Hakimi Injury Blow<\/h3>\n<p>The major headline from the squad announcement is the absence of Achraf Hakimi. The Moroccan international sustained a <b>right thigh injury<\/b> during the closing stages of the first-leg encounter at the Parc des Princes. Club medical staff have confirmed that Hakimi will be sidelined for \u201cthe next few weeks,\u201d <b>ruling him out <\/b>of this crucial European decider and potentially key upcoming Ligue 1 fixtures.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hakimi\u2019s absence is a significant loss for manager Luis Enrique, as the defender has been in stellar form this season with 11 direct goal contributions. In his stead, 20-year-old <b>Warren Za\u00efre-Emery<\/b> is expected to deputize at right-back, as he has done previously when needed.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Confirmed PSG Squad List<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the defensive setback, PSG travels to Munich with a star-studded lineup looking to secure a spot in the final. The squad includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Defenders<\/b>: Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Lucas Beraldo, Lucas Hernandez, Illia Zabarnyi.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Midfielders<\/b>: Vitinha, Jo\u00e3o Neves, Warren Za\u00efre-Emery, Fabian Ruiz, Lee Kang-In, Senny Mayulu.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022 Forwards: <\/b>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Gon\u00e7alo Ramos, Bradley Barcola, D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, Ibrahim Mbaye.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Goalkeepers<\/b>: Matvey Safonov, Renato Marin.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Key Players to Watch<\/h3>\n<p>With Hakimi out, much of the creative burden will fall on <b>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/b>, who is currently tied with <b>Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107<\/b> for the most PSG goals in a single Champions League season (10). Additionally, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 could make history as the first Parisian to score two or more goals in three consecutive UCL matches.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>PSG remains the favorite to advance, but the hostile atmosphere of the Allianz Arena and the absence of their star right-back will provide the ultimate test of their championship credentials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has officially confirmed their traveling squad for the high-stakes UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4652],"tags":[1835,568,4057],"class_list":["post-51324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-achraf-hakimi","tag-paris-saint-germain","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51326,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51324\/revisions\/51326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}