Angel Di Maria and his left paw are immortal. The Argentine veteran entered the pantheon of the Champions League a little further this Wednesday evening by offering his 40th and 41st assist of his career in C 1. Enough to place him in second place in the ranking of the best passers in the competition ahead of Lionel Messi (39) and a small unit behind record holder Cristiano Ronaldo (42).
Starting this Wednesday evening against AS Monaco and elected man of the match, the former PSG player was the only Portuguese flash in the night on the Rock. Trailing in numerical superiority ten minutes from the end of the match, the Lisbonites got back on the left foot of their number 11 to deposit two pancakes in the penalty area. In actions back to back and almost copy and paste, Arthur Cabral (2-2, 84th) and Mohamed Amdouni (2-3, 88th) came to take over the center to slam their head into Radoslaw Majecki’s goal, and offer the victory at Benfica.
With nine points in five days, the Portuguese move up the league stage rankings to 14th place. Angel Di Maria will now have one eye on the ranking of the best passers in history. Against Bologna on December 11, he could equalize or even surpass Cristiano Ronaldo to become alone the best passer in the history of the Champions League.
