{"id":333876,"date":"2026-05-13T10:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=333876"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:43:38","slug":"psg-confirm-injury-boost-ahead-of-arsenal-champions-league-final-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/psg-confirm-injury-boost-ahead-of-arsenal-champions-league-final-football\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG confirm injury boost ahead of Arsenal Champions League final | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Luis Enrique\u2019s side are loooking to defend their title (Picture: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed an enormous injury boost for his or her side ahead of their Champions League final with Arsenal later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The defending champions booked their place in the ultimate after overcoming Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate within the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>And Luis Enrique\u2019s side are set to face off against the Gunners after they overcame Atletico Madrid to succeed in their first Champions League final since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The Parisian side still have work to do domestically before the European showdown, but only need a degree on Wednesday against second-place Lens to wrap up the league title.<\/p>\n<p>And PSG have handed an enormous boost ahead of a pivotal few weeks, with Achraf Hakimi\u00a0returning to training on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Morocco international has been sidelined with a thigh injury he suffered in the primary leg of the semi-final showdown with\u00a0Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>There had even been fears that the right-back would miss the remaining of the season, and possibly the World Cup, however the club have now confirmed that the 27-year-old, in addition to Lucas Chevalier and Quentin, has resumed individual training.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273104075.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28338831\" alt=\"Paris Saint-Germain v FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final First Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Achraf Hakimi is back in individual training (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Chevalier and Quentin Ndjantou are training individually outdoors,\u2019 an announcement read.<\/p>\n<p>PSG also confirmed that midfielder Kang-In Lee is ready for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle injury within the 1-0 win over Brest last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Following an injury to his left ankle throughout the match against Brest, Kang-In Lee will likely be training indoors over the following few days,\u2019 the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes and Warren Zaire-Emery are continuing their rehabilitation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, meanwhile, are coping with a growing defensive crisis after Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori joined Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino on their injury list.<\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice was forced to play as a makeshift right-back for a portion of their 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday, with Cristhian Mosquera in line to deputise within the role once they host Burnley next Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the most recent news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Pep Guardiola shuts down Arsenal query after West Ham controversy<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Wesley Sneijder makes astonishing Arsenal vs PSG prediction for Champions League final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Roberto De Zerbi blames Arsenal game for Spurs vs Leeds referee not being \u2018calm\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Enrique\u2019s side are loooking to defend their title (Picture: Getty Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed an enormous injury boost for his or her side ahead of their Champions League final with Arsenal later this month. The defending champions booked their place in the ultimate after overcoming Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate within the semi-finals. 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