Di Maria Ties Xavi Hernandez for 4th Most Assists in Champions League History | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain winger and midfielder Angel Di Maria has had one of the best playmaking seasons in club history. In the UEFA Champions League semifinal contest against RB Leipzig, the Argentine also proved yet again on why he deserves to be mentioned along with other premier playmakers in the competition’s history.

Di Maria came into the fixture against Leipzig with 28 assists in his Champions League career, which ranked sixth all-time (via UEFA).

He recorded his 29th assist on a set-piece dish to Marquinhos that gave PSG a 1-0 lead in the semifinal. The 29 assists for Di Maria tied him with FC Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta for the fifth most in the competition’s history.

Di Maria would again move up in the assists leaderboard later in the contest thanks to yet another aerial ball dish. He set up Juan Bernat for a header goal that gave PSG a 3-0 cushion lead.

This was another landmark assist for Di Maria as he tied yet another Barcelona legend in Xavi Hernandez. Di Maria now stands at 30 assists in his Champions League career, but it is only a matter of time before he breaks the tie with the former Spanish midfielder.

Overall, only Ryan Giggs (31), Lionel Messi (35) and Cristiano Ronaldo (40) have recorded more Champions League assists than Di Maria. It is safe to say that the Argentine will pass Giggs but it will take a phenomenal feat to surpass both Messi and Ronaldo considering that they are both still in their prime.

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