Why Achraf Hakimi didn’t celebrate scoring the opening goal of the Champions League final | OneFootball

Achraf Hakimi scored the opening goal of the Champions League final to put Paris Saint-Germain in front against Inter Milan - but the right back did not celebrate.

Hakimi finished Desire Doue’s clever cut-back, scoring into an empty net to round off a lovely move from the French side, to give PSG the lead in Munich.

However, Hakimi immediately raised his hands in apology to the Inter supporters who were behind Yann Sommer’s goal at the Allianz Arena.

Achraf Hakimi won Serie A during his sole season with Inter (Getty Images)

The 26-year-old Morocco international played for Inter before joining PSG in 2021. He played one season in Italy, but it was a hugely successful one and Inter won Serie A that year.

Hakimi was an integral part of Inter’s title under Antonio Conte and scored seven goals from right wing back as he was named in the Serie A team of the season.

Hakimi is now widely known as the best right back in the world and his goal against Inter means he has now scored in the final, semi-final and quarter-final rounds of the Champions League this season.

PSG's Achraf Hakimi holds up his hands to the Inter fans (REUTERS)

He netted in the second leg defeat at Aston Villa as PSG progressed on aggregate, and in the semi-final home leg against Arsenal at the Parc des Princes.

PSG went on to win 5-0, the biggest margin of victory in a Champions League or European Cup final. It was PSG’s first Champions League title, and the second time in three seasons Inter have lost in the final.