Bad news for Paris Saint-Germain. Guilty of a big sole on Joaquin Panichelli during the match of the 20th day of Ligue 1 against Strasbourg, Achraf Hakimi was sent off and will be suspended for the next meeting of the Parisians. And this will be very important since it will be the reception of Olympique de Marseille, who beat PSG in the first leg.
The right side’s mistake undoubtedly deserved this red card. Arriving sole forward on the upper part of the Argentine striker’s left foot, the Moroccan first received a yellow card from referee Éric Wattellier. After being called by the video analysis, however, he changed his mind and awarded a red card to the Parisian, who therefore left his teammates in the 75th minute.
Despite this twist of fate, the Parisians managed to regain the advantage via Nuno Mendes. The Portuguese left-back was in the right place to take a superb cross from Warren Zaire-Emery, who had spilled over to the right side where he took the place of Achraf Hakimi.
The midfielder should also remain in this place for the clasico scheduled for next Sunday (8:45 p.m.). Beaten in Marseille in the first leg, the Parisians must take revenge against their eternal rivals.
