PSG winger Angel di Maria says facing his former club Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night was ‘special’.
The two European powerhouses drew 0-0 in the French capital in a game of few clear cut chances. Both teams look are unbeaten still in the group stage and look on course to qualify for the knock out stages of the competition.
Di Maria wasn’t at his best on the night and was withdrawn after 67 minutes. But speaking after the match, told journalists he enjoyed seeing some familiar faces.
“This was a special game for me, as I only left Madrid a little more than a year ago. Facing my old team-mates was special, even if it didn’t turn out great for me. We had a lot of chances to win the game. We did that against one of the top four teams in Europe. The important thing is that we were able to pick up a point,” he commented.
Di Maria was part of the team that helped Los Blancos win their 10th Champions League in 2014 – the much coveted Decima. He left that summer to join Manchester United but the move didn’t work out and he signed for PSG this summer for a fee of around 60 million euros.
