BLANC BACKS DI MARIA TO SHINE ON REAL MADRID RETURN

BLANC BACKS DI MARIA TO SHINE ON REAL MADRID RETURN

The winger faces his former club on Tuesday
night and his manager acknowledges the
game will have a special significance for him
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has
backed Angel di Maria to shine when he
faces his former club Real Madrid on
Tuesday.
The winger will return to the Bernabeu for
the first time since he left the club for
Manchester United in August 2014 when the
two teams meet in the Champions League.
Di Maria's fortunes have suffered since his
departure from Madrid, with the 27-year-old
leaving Old Trafford for Paris this summer
after spending just one season in England.

He is also yet to hit top form in Ligue 1, but
did score in the victory over Rennes on
Friday, and Blanc has faith the Argentina star
will deliver against his former employers.
"Angel will begin the match," he said. "It will
be a special event for him because he spent
several seasons here.
"He is a player that has been enjoyed
here. He should be ready, focused and have
the right attitude to bring us what he can do.
"This would be a nice for him to realise a
good performance here."
PSG and Madrid played out a goalless draw
at the Parc des Princes in the reverse
fixture and Blanc conceded Rafael Benitez's
tactics caught him off guard last time around.
"Before the first leg, everyone saw Real
Madrid as a rather defensive team adept
against attacks," he explained.
"It proved otherwise at the Parc des Princes.
Madrid were good in their use of the ball and
relied on very fast players.
"We were surprised by their philosophy, but it
will be a different game on Tuesday."
Blanc added that he would make a late
decision on whether to include David Luiz in
his starting line-up, with the Brazil defender
plotting a return from a month on the
sidelines with a knee injury.
"We have one training this Monday night," he
said. "This final session should give us clues
about the presence or absence of David
Luiz."

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