Goodbye to PSG's problems on the wing! Achraf Hakimi, new danger for Barça for the return

The Paris Saint-Germain faced the meeting of gone of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a serious problem in his staff: it did not have clear options to reinforce his right band. It is necessary to remember that Achraf Hakimi lost the meeting because of a sanction by accumulation of yellow cardboards, whereas Nordi Mukiele, the another available alternative, suffered a cerebral shock in the duel in front of the Clermont, what left it offside because of his process of recovery.

In front of this situation, Luis Enrique did not have more option that plant to Marquinhos in the right side, a position in which it had played in some occasions, by what was not entirely unknown for him. However, the paulista, although it was a solution of emergency, did not have his best performance, as evidenció in the first annotation of Raphinha, where arrived late to the coverage and allowed that the '11' remained entirely free of mark.

Fortunately, for the Asturian trainer, for the duel of turn in front of the culés will recover to the Moroccan, the one who has been the absolute owner of the right-handed side of the PSG in this course. It has accumulated four goals and five assistances in a total of 33 parties, turning into the sixth player with more minutes of game in the French team during this period (2.733 minutes).

The FC Barcelona has to be alert to the movements in offensive of the Moroccan

The exjugador of the Borussia Dortmund, is a side that contributes a lot in offensive terms, thanks to his remarkable speed for desbordar and his power to advance in the rival field, where shows a big expertise to dribble contrary and finalise the actions that generates. Besides, it has showed an excellent strike with his right leg, which already has left to see with the combined Parisian, even converting annotations by means of direct fault.

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No only this, also contributes defensivamente when retreating constantly, since has a remarkable physical resistance and visits almost all the right side with solvency. Although it is not one of his strong points, is a valuable element that the PSG has to his disposal.

Therefore, the FC Barcelona will have to be attentive to this new worry in the right side, since, further of the defensive similarities that it can have between Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi, is clear that in the offensive appearance are players entirely different. The Barcelona cast will have to reinforce this zone, especially considering that the culés that would play by this side, Joãor Cancel and Raphinha, are essentially more offensive. Probably, it will require a greater defensive effort of these to limit the leeway of the Moroccan.