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'Di Maria deserves to start against Real Madrid' - Mbappe hails PSG winger's form

The Argentina international has scored seven goals since the turn of the year, including a hat-trick in Tuesday's win over Sochaux

Angel Di Maria is a player capable of "beautiful things" and should start Paris Saint-Germain's mouth-watering Champions League showdown against Real Madrid, says forward Kylian Mbappe.

The arrival of Mbappe and Neymar at PSG for this season has contributed to Argentina international Di Maria not being guaranteed a starting berth.

But the 29-year-old was the star turn as Unai Emery's men cruised into the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, netting a hat-trick as they beat Ligue 2 outfit Sochaux 4-1 to take his goals tally since the turn of the year to seven.