Arsenal suffer Champions League final blow with PSG star set to return from injury | Football

Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi is expected to be available for the Champions League final against Arsenal.

The Morocco international has been sidelined with a thigh injury he suffered in the first leg of the semi-final showdown with Bayern Munich.

The right-back, who has regularly captained the side with Marquinhos’ minutes managed in the league, missed the second leg in Munich last week as Luis Enrique’s side turned in a masterclass performance away from home to reach a second consecutive final.

Hakimi was expected to miss the rest of the season with doubts even emerging over his partitcpation in this summer’s World Cup campaign.

But according to RMC Sport, the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan star is recovering well and is expected to ready for the final in Budapest on 30 May.

PSG are also likely to be boosted by the availability of goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. An injury suffered in training last week also raised fears his season could be over but the report states he too hopes to be available for the showdown with the Gunners.

Chevalier was signed from Lille last summer to be the new no1 with Gianluigi Donnarumma leaving the French capital to join Manchester City.

Matvei Safaonov however has been starting ahead of hm since January, overtaking him in the pecking order.

Should Hakimi recover in time and avoid any more injury scares, PSG will have a fully fit squad to choose from when they meet Mikel Arteta’s side at the Puskas Arena.

Arsenal have concerns at right-back themselves over Jurrien Timber.

Timber has not played since mid-March, missing the last 11 games due to a groin problem. There has been no clear timeframe on when the Dutchman could return to action with Arteta confirming on Friday there is ‘no chance’ he will be involved against West Ham United on Sunday, today.

Rather more worryingly, he raised doubts about whether Timber would be seen again before the end of the season.

‘I don’t know, there is still a fair bit to do,’ he said. ‘Everything needs to be so smooth and quick.’

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