Hakimi, Akliouche to miss PSG Ligue 1 clash against Troyes
PSG defender Achraf Hakimi has been given time off ahead of the international window. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
PSG defender Achraf Hakimi has been given time off ahead of the international window. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain will be without Maghnes Akliouche and Achraf Hakimi for its game against Troyes on Saturday, the club confirmed on Friday.
Akliouche, who joined the Parisians over the summer from Monaco, suffere up a calf injury during the 6-0 thrashing of Villarreal in the Champions League in midweek and is expected to remain under treatment.
Meanwhile, Hakimi has been given time off ahead of the international window. “In agreement with the coach and the sporting director, Achraf Hakimi will have a period of rest until the start of the international break,” PSG said in a statement.
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The club also added that Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Dembele, who were all sidelined with injuries, have started training individually. “Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is continuing his treatment program,” it added.
PSG leads the French league standings with 20 points from nine game, two ahead of Lille in second.
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