PSG focus before Arsenal final, Hakimi outlines hybrid role
PSG’s Matvey Safonov and Illia Zabarnyi snub a handshake in an internal friendly before the Arsenal final. Zabarnyi has said he keeps only professional relations with Russians. Safonov set to start.
PSG have four Golden Boy 2026 nominees: Senny Mayulu, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ibrahim Mbaye and Dro Fernandez. The longlist will be cut monthly, with Transfermarkt partnering on player ratings.
PSG U18s beat Montpellier 3-2 to win the Gambardella Cup at Stade de France. Idder, Vidal-Cartoux and Jangeal scored for Paris, despite David Boly’s red card on 64 minutes. Jangeal netted the 94th-minute winner.
PSG doubts for the Champions League final vs Arsenal as Achraf Hakimi is unlikely to start, with Ousmane Dembele racing to be fit. Warren Zaïre-Emery could fill in at right-back if Hakimi is benched.
UK PM Keir Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Arsenal vs PSG free-to-air, criticising charges for this season’s European finals. UEFA are said to be frustrated, with the final on 30 May in Budapest.
Lucas Hernandez says PSG are ‘a real team’ and aim to ‘make club history again’ in the Champions League final vs Arsenal, praising the twelfth man after the Bayern tie and targeting back-to-back titles.
Arsenal’s William Saliba calls PSG ‘scary’ and favourites after last year’s triumph. He relishes facing Dembélé, Doué and Kvaratskhelia, saying Arsenal must be 100% to beat the holders in Budapest.
Achraf Hakimi describes his PSG role as modern and hybrid, shifting inside or stretching wide. He cites Dani Alves as an example and says he is ‘ready to do all that’ in Luis Enrique’s system.
