Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi moved to reiterate his backing for teammate Nuno Mendes in the aftermath of the club’s meeting with Barcelona on Wednesday.
PSG of course made the trip to Catalunya’s capital yesterday evening, to lock horns with Hansi Flick’s Barca in a Champions League clash.
When all was said and done, the visitors proved once more why they are the team to beat in this season’s competition, recovering from a goal down to ultimately emerge 2-1 victors.
The Champions League holders’ star performer on the evening came in the form of the aforementioned Nuno Mendes.
The Portuguese enjoyed a stellar outing at Montjuïc, featuring an assist for his side’s equaliser.
Mendes’ most vital contribution, though, was helping to keep the impact of Lamine Yamal to a minimum over the course of the 90 minutes.
In the buildup to the fixture, Mendes was backed to do so by teammate Achraf Hakimi, who turned heads in assuring:
“Lamine will face the best left-back in the world, Nuno Mendes. He has already shown that he is capable of stopping him.”
After being proven largely correct in Spain last night, Hakimi in turn took to Instagram, to unveil a photo of Mendes with the Man of the Match award, accompanied by a pair of noteworthy emojis:
Conor Laird – GSFN
