PSG - Chelsea: Achraf Hakimi’s ratings by the sports press

The right-back quickly imposed his rhythm. Freed from certain tactical constraints, he was able to project himself with more freedom and fully exploit his flank. This increase in influence resulted in a decisive action on the second Parisian goal, when he perfectly took the space before serving Barcola. This gesture weighed heavily in the analysts’ assessments: Le Parisien, who gave him a 6, emphasizes that he is "always so impactful on his runs down the flank", while Eurosport, also with a 7, insists on "an enormous run to provide a solution" before his decisive pass.

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But Hakimi did not content himself with a simple offensive flash. Throughout the match, he multiplied the overlaps, provided numerical superiority, and often chose the right tempo. Foot Mercato notes that he "often made the right choices" and recalls that he was also involved in the third goal, thanks to a new incursion that benefited Mayulu. Maxifoot, who also gave him a 7, highlights "a good performance" and does not forget his ball recovery to launch the counter-attack on the young Parisian’s goal. Even when his name does not appear directly on the stat sheet, Hakimi remains at the heart of the sequences that hurt the opponent.

His performance also seduced with its volume. RMC, more measured with a 6, nevertheless salutes "the high-intensity runs" and "an important pressing". L’Équipe, who also gave him a 6, believes that he was logically "more prominent offensively", while remaining "serious defensively as well", despite some turnovers that provoked a strong rebuke from Luis Enrique. In a similar vein, 90min gave him a 6/10: the media highlighted his offensive contribution, while noting that he "left some spaces in his back", without this really changing the overall look of the match.

It is precisely this ability to weigh in on both sides of the pitch that stands out from his performance. Hakimi was authoritative without being overwhelmed, incisive without being scattered, and lucid enough to tip several important actions. Hence this general impression of a controlled match, confirmed by most of the ratings, oscillating between 6 and 7.5 depending on the media. So Foot, faithful to its unique tone, pushed the cursor much higher with a 10/10, writing: "Validating a qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals and winning an AFCON final on the same evening, that’s just historic."

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In the end, more than just an assist, Achraf Hakimi signed a captain’s performance. In a dominant PSG, he embodied the intensity and verticality that suffocate the opponent. And while some media have emphasized a few minor defensive imbalances, the overall assessments mainly tell the same story: against Chelsea, the Moroccan was once again one of the strong faces of the Parisian qualification.