A. Hakimi: 'L. Yamalis will meet the best defender N. Mendes'

2025-10-01 12:45 © AFP

PSG club right-back Achraf Hakimi, prior to the upcoming Champions League match against Barcelona, named the best right-back in the world and commented on his position in the Ballon d'Or awards:

"Lamine Yamalis will face the best right-back in the world, which is Nuno Mendes."

He already proved in the summer that he is capable of stopping this Spaniard."

"I am not sad that I didn't win this award – quite the opposite.

Just making it into the top ten is very good for me. I do not think about individual awards, but about team titles."

The 26-year-old Achraf Hakimi has been playing for PSG since 2021 and has scored 25 goals in 183 matches.

This season, the Moroccan has played eight matches.