Lucas Hernandez evokes paradoxical season at PSG | OneFootball

By his own admission, it has been a season of highs and lows for Lucas Hernandez (29) at Paris Saint-Germain.

The France international missed the start of the campaign as he recovered from an ACL injury sustained at the end of the previous season. Not only did that injury rule him out of Euro 2024, it also meant that he did not feature for PSG until Decemeber.

Once he did return, he found it hard to displace either Nuno Mendes or Willian Pacho, who were both consistent and almost displaceable elements in Luis Enrique’s back line. As a result, Hernandez made just 10 starts in Ligue 1 last season. He made just five appearances in PSG’ triumphant UEFA Champions League campaign, starting just once, against VfB Stuttgart in the ‘League Phase’.

“I’ve experienced the toughest moments in my career, but at the same time, the most beautiful,” Hernandez told Téléfoot. “These are unique moments,” he added, evoking what has been a season of paradox for him on an individual level.

He then went on to evoke the Champions League celebrations. “I was emotional […] these are unforgetable moments. We wrote history for the club, for the city. It was magnificent,” said the Frenchman.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle