Achraf Hakimi, set to face trial for rape, in PSG team for Champions League game

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, was included in his team's starting line-up for the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie against Monaco on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, it was announced by Hakimi's lawyer and a French prosecutor that the PSG and Morocco right-back is to stand trial charged with raping a woman. The 27-year-old denies any wrongdoing.

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