Hakimi Out for Two Weeks with Injury

Moroccan international defender Achraf Hakimi is suffering from a “slight right thigh muscle tear,” which led to his substitution in the first half against Brest in the French football league, and he will undergo “treatment over the next two days,” according to his club Paris Saint-Germain. The Parisian club clarified that “new medical tests will be conducted at the end of this period.” The injury to one of the pillars of the two-time consecutive Champions League holders comes as the date of the “Classico” in the league approaches on Sunday, at the Velodrome Stadium against their southern rivals Marseille. The captain of the “Atlas Lions” was forced to leave the pitch against Brest in the 39th minute after colliding with a defender from the opposing team. After the capital club secured its first win of the season against Brest (1-0), the Qatar-owned team moved up to seventh place in the league standings.