PSG 4 Barcelona 0: Angel Di Maria admits victory tastes even sweeter after suffering in Real Madrid’s 5-0 thrashing at hands of Barca
Winger enjoyed horrified looks on Lionel Messi and Co's faces after he was left with similar feeling at Nou Camp in 2010
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ANGEL DI MARIA loved seeing the horrified looks on Barcelona stars’ faces after their annihilation in Paris.
The former Real Madrid winger netted twice against his old enemy in Paris Saint-Germain’s incredible 4-0 win on Tuesday night.
And the jubilant Argentinian revealed victory tasted even sweeter – after he was on the end of a similar drubbing in his Bernabeu days.
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Di Maria, who was playing on his 29th birthday, said: “I was there for Barca's 5-0 win over Real Madrid and was left with a similar facial expression right after it as they have now.
“Surely, Barcelona are finished now.”
Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique were all part of the Barca team that embarrassed Jose Mourinho’s Madrid at the Nou Camp in November 2010.
But superstar quartet were helpless in Paris as Di Maria and Co ran riot to put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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The ex-Manchester United ace opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes with a brilliant free-kick – before doubling up with a second-half curler.
Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani also netted to pile on the misery for the stunned visitors, in what Di Maria hailed as a “perfect” performance.
Speaking to BeIN Sports, he added: “It was a perfect night and we played the perfect match," he told BeIN.
“I'm happy for the team and I think we deserved the result. We ran, we worked, and we fought.
“It is impossible to trust we have beaten the best team in the world, we have to work like we did today in the next match.
“Thank God 2017 is turning out all right and to be able to win a very important game.
“Just as we scored four against them, we have to continue working hard to be in the quarterfinals.”