Morocco Suffers BIG Blow! Hakimi's Injury Sparks Tension Over His World Cup Participation

As fans and audiences barely caught the breathe after an epic UEFA Champions League semi-final between PSG and Bayern Munich, the manager of PSG and the Morocco Football Team were worried over a superstar's health. Despite playing 90 minutes and registering an excellent assist in PSG's 5-4 victory, Achraf Hakimi raised concerns after he went down with an apparent injury midway through the game. With the FIFA World Cup just six weeks away, learn the latest about Hakimi's injury.

What is the latest Achraf Hakimi Injury?

Achraf Hakimi started the Ligue 1 game against Angers on the weekend and only lasted 45 minutes. Luis Enrique described that it was a precaution and deemed he was fit to start against Bayern Munich. Hakimi was extremely crucial to defending the threat of Luis Diaz of Bayern on PSG's right side. His industry, while going forward, was also needed, and he proved his manager right with a stellar performance.

But the trouble began in the second half when Konrad Laimer of Bayern Munich decided to take on Hakimi in a one-v-one. The Austrian full-back twisted and turned inside and outside, leaving Hakimi in a mess as the Moroccan right-back went to the ground. It was deemed a cramp at that point, despite Hakimi clutching the back of his thigh.

PSG were already out of the three allowed substitution windows and had to either play a man down or carry on with an injured Hakimi. The former Real Madrid academy defender chose to play on, knowing the magnitude of the game. It might have worsened his apparent hamstring injury, putting more strain on it.

Speaking post-game, Enrique was anxious about the Hakimi injury. "I don’t know what’s going on,” he said. “We need to wait for the tests to determine the injury," he added.

What's next for PSG and Morocco with Hakimi's injury?

Despite fears of a worse hamstring injury, there is also hope that the injury is a muscular one, hopefully a cramp or tightness rather than a threatening hamstring injury. Either way, Hakimi will most certainly be out for the weekend Ligue 1 clash against Lorient. Enrique will rotate his entire lineup, keeping the reverse leg against Bayern Munich in mind. The weekend scans will reveal the extent of his injury. PSG have to improvise with Lucas Hernandez playing on the right as a defender.

The Morocco Football Team will be more concerned with the injury as Hakimi plays a pivotal role for the national team and even acts as the captain. Hakimi already missed a few games at the earlier AFCON due to an injury picked up with PSG, notably against Bayern Munich themselves in the league phase of the Champions League. Paired with Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti at the FIFA World Cup, the Atlas Lions will be hoping that this is nothing but a scare for their star.