Argentina International Angel Di Maria has taken a huge in stats, as he has left his compatriot Lionel Messi behind in UEFA Champions League all-time assists leaderboard. Maria is now in the second spot, just behind Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Angel Di Maria joined the Old Lady this summer from Paris Saint-Germain. And when he arrived at Turin, a lot of questions regarding his age were raised. But playing against Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, The Argentine recorded a hat-trick of assists to lead his side to a 3-1 victory, their first in Europe this season.
With a brilliant display of skills and a unique treble, Angel Di Maria overtook Paris Saint-Germain star, Lionel Messi. The Juventus player now has 38 assists in 102 appearances in UEFA Champions League. Which is one more than Lionel Messi’s assists in the biggest continental competition of clubs.
Both the Argentina Internationals are behind Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s also the top scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League with 140 goals. On the other page, Ronaldo has 42 assists in 187 Champions League matches.
Angel Di Maria’s performance in the UEFA Champions League against Maccabi Haifa
Talking about the match, Angel Di Maria is playing the role of the statesman for Juventus. And he gave an exceptional performance against the Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.
He gave Adrien Rabiot a great through pass to break the deadlock in the first half. The Argentina International then left the whole opposition defence in awe when he gave a brilliant ball to Dusan Vlahovic, who easily scored the goal.
Di Maria rounded off a terrific display with a third assist in the 83rd minute. Juventus’ No. 22 sent in a corner from the right that was flicked on by Rabiot and found the far corner.
If we talk about the other two players in the top three, Cristiano Ronaldo is having a highly underwhelming season under new manager Erik ten Hag. But a piece of good news for Lionel Messi, as he has found the rhyme in Ligue 1 with Les Parisiens.
