Di Maria on the stamp as PSG swing center to Real

Angel Di Maria kept up his overwhelming structure as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe vanquished Troyes 2-0 in front of their Champions League confrontation with Real Madrid.

The Argentine scored his thirteenth objective in 14 begins this year amid Saturday's visit to the Stade de l'Aube, which concurred with Neymar effectively experiencing a task to repair a softened bone up his correct foot.

Foundation item Christopher Nkunku denoted his first beginning of the season with his first objective this term 13 minutes from time to finish a triumph that left PSG 14 focuses clear of shielding champions Monaco at the highest point of Ligue 1.

With a 3-1 shortage to overcome in the second leg of their last-16 tie against Real on Tuesday, PSG mentor Unai Emery declined to hazard Cavani while Mbappe remained in Paris to proceed with treatment on a lower leg damage maintained against Marseille in midweek.

Marco Verratti was additionally refreshed for Saturday's outing, as Di Maria again took full favorable position of the open door exhibited to a few individuals from PSG's lavishly collected squad in the wake of Neymar's damage.

Di Maria himself was feted as the player to transform PSG into bona fide Champions League contenders when he marked from Manchester United for 63 million euros ($78 million) in 2015, and the 30-year-old has ostensibly been their best entertainer generally.

Troyes goalkeeper Erwin Zelazny created a progression of recoveries to deny Di Maria, and afterward Giovani Lo Celso twice in the main half, however the home objective was ruptured after a guarded slip by on 47 minutes.

A poor freedom took after by facilitate miscommunication in the Troyes backline skilled Julian Draxler the opening to slide in Di Maria and the Argentine breathtakingly dinked the ball over a progressing Zelazny.

Twenty-year-old Nkunku fixed the win on 77 minutes, selecting the most distant corner of the net in the wake of social event a strung go from Dani Alves as the linesman's wave to disputably remained.

Troyes manager Jean-Louis Garcia and his partner were both requested to the stands in the wake of challenging the choice to permit the objective, with replays showing Nkunku had strayed imperceptibly offside.

Emery at that point gave a first-group presentation to Timothy Weah, as the child of previous PSG star, and current Liberian president, George Weah traded Lo Celso for the last couple of minutes.

The 18-year-old US youth worldwide, whose father won the 1995 Ballon d'Or, about stowed an introduction objective in stoppage time in the wake of hustling clear of the Troyes barrier before being thwarted by Zelazny.

On Friday, Rony Lopes scored his 6th objective in seven amusements as Monaco dug out from a deficit to beat Bordeaux 2-1 to fix their grasp on second place, with Marseille and Lyon not in real life until Sunday.