Angers vs Paris Saint-Germain. French Ligue 1.
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Friday 14 April 2017 22:01, UK
Angel Di Maria scored twice to keep Paris Saint-Germain hot on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco's heels with a 2-0 win at Angers on Friday.
The Argentina international showed his class with one sublime and another clinical finish as PSG moved level on points at the top of the table.
Monaco can reclaim their three-point advantage with victory at home to relegation-threatened Dijon on Saturday but with one eye on next week's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund, they could be vulnerable.
Di Maria's first goal was a rare bright spark in an otherwise tight first half as he bent a sumptuous free-kick from 25 yards over the defensive wall and beyond the despairing reach of Alexandre Letellier in the Angers goal on 28 minutes.
The home side had the ball in the net on 39 minutes through captain Cheikh Ndoye but it was controversially disallowed for a foul by Famara Diedhiou on Serge Aurier.
TV replays proved inconclusive as to which of the two was the true offender as they wrestled in the area.
Ndoye came close again 18 minutes from time when his powerful header appeared destined for the top corner until goalkeeper Kevin Trapp acrobatically tipped the ball over the bar.
For a team in mid-table safety, Angers played with real purpose but lacked the quality to break down a stubborn away defence.
And six minutes form time, PSG struck with rapier speed and efficiency on the counter-attack as Lucas Moura fed Di Maria to slot home his second at the near post.
