'No one's gonna hear the end of it': Arsenal fans confident ahead of Champions League final
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Right-back Hakimi was the first of four different scorers as PSG put five past Inter Milan in last year’s showpiece, but had been a doubt for Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury.
He has not played since the 5-4 semi-final first-leg win against Bayern Munich on April 28, but, in a boost for Luis Enrique, has been named in the Champions League final squad and declared fit to feature.
Midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery has deputised at right-back in Hakimi’s absence over recent weeks and impressed in doing so.
His move into defence freed up a space in midfield, which has been occupied by Fabian Ruiz, partnering Vitinha and Joao Neves. Ruiz may make way for Zaire-Emery in the final if Hakimi is fit to start.
Further up the pitch, PSG boss Enrique has settled on something of a winning formula from which he is not likely to deviate.
There were also concerns surrounding forward Dembele’s condition after a calf injury that forced him off early in the final Ligue 1 game of the season against Paris FC, but he has since shaken off the issue and confirmed he is “100 per cent” ready to play.
Double boost: PSG stars Achraf Hakimi and Ousmane Dembele have both been passed fit for the Champions League final
Desire Doue will start on the right wing, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the highest goalscorer left in the competition by a three-goal margin, on the opposite flank and Dembele through the middle.
Kvaratskhelia has ripped apart most defences he has come up against this season, notably those of Bayern Munich and Chelsea, and Arsenal will have their work cut out for them to keep him quiet.
Hakimi, if able to start, will be joined in defence by captain Marquinhos and Willian Pacho, with Nuno Mendes completing a stalwart defensive unit after also being passed fit following a thigh complaint that has seen him absent since the second-leg draw with Bayern.
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Lucas Chevalier and Quentin Ndjantou have both made PSG’s 24-man final squad after injuries, though the former is back-up to first-choice goalkeeper Matvey Safonov.
Predicted PSG XI (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Time and date: 5pm BST on Saturday May 30, 2026
Venue: Puskas Arena, Budapest
How to watch: TNT Sports 1