Di Maria's birthday brace helps PSG thrash Barcelona 4-0
Argentine winger Angel Di Maria's brace on his 29th birthday helped Paris Saint-Germain thrash Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg on Wednesday. Di Maria's 18th-minute free kick opened the scoring before Julian Draxler doubled the lead in the 40th minute. Di Maria and Edinson Cavani added a goal apiece in the second half to settle the scoreline.