Angel Di Maria wants to defeat Man City on the pitch - not the boardroom

Angel Di Maria: ‘We have to be ready from the very first minute against City.’

Paris St Germain winger Angel Di Maria has no issue with Uefa’s decision to allow Manchester City to play in tomorrow night’s Champions League semi-final despite their part in the ill-fated European Super League — but simmering anger may well be in the air in a week which features five of the 12 renegades in a search of continental titles.

Real Madrid and Chelsea begin one of Europe’s biggest football weeks of the season with a Champions League semi-final tonight before City take on Di Maria’s PSG tomorrow.