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Leandro Paredes great match, Angel Di Maria milestone for PSG in 1-0 win vs. Real Madrid

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Leandro Paredes had a great match as Angel Di Maria reached a PSG milestone in their 1-0 win vs. Real Madrid.

Paredes was one of the best players on the pitch for PSG. The Argentine had 123 touches, the most out of any player in the match. He also had 106 accurrate passes, again, the most in the match.

But he also had the most accurate passes in Real Madrid’s half with 72 of them. And according to Sofa Score, he had 12 recoveries, the most out of any player.

Angel Di María played match number 285 for PSG. He joined Joël Bats in the all time rankings for the club in 13th place. He is 5 behind Éric Renaut, 10 behind Matuidi and 16 behind Cavani who is three spots ahead of him all time.

Argentina FA to appeal FIFA’s suspension decisions on suspended match vs. Brazil

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Claudio Tapia, the president of the Argentina FA has stated that they will be appealing FIFA’s decision.

The World Cup qualifying match between Argentina and Brazil from last year was stopped after five minutes. FIFA announced on Monday that both FA’s will be fined and four Argentine players who were all based in the Premier League would be suspended for two games each.

Tapia tweeted out that he promises he will do all of the necessary efforts and he will appeal FIFA’s decision.

Argentina vs. Brazil to be replayed, four players suspended, FA’s fined

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Argentina against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers will be replayed as four Argentine players are suspended.

The World Cup qualifying match between Argentina and Brazil which was suspended will be replayed but at a later date. The match was stopped after only just minutes following Brazilian officials storming the pitch.

An announcement was made by FIFA which stated that it will be replayed and at in a neutral venue. Both the Argentine and Brazilian FA’s have been fined.

Lionel Scaloni will not be able to count on four Argentine players for two matches as Cristian Romero, Emiliano Martinez, Emiliano Buendia and Gio Lo Celso are all suspended for two matches each. Those are four players which were all based in the Premier League when that match took place.

Neal Maupay of Brighton wants to play for Argentina national team

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Neal Maupay of Brighton has stated that he would like to play for the Argentina national team.

Maupay has already represented France at youth level but the Brighton striker wants to play for Argentina. The 25 year old’s mother is from Argentina as he has French and Argentine citizenship.

He was the player who injured Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno which opened the door for Emiliano Martínez to play for the club and get selected for the Argentina team for the Copa America. Speaking in an interview with Deportes LN, here is what he had to say:

“In the last call up, I told Alexis Mac Allister to talk to the coach about me. To tell him that there is a Frenchman who is a nationalized Argentine who wants to play. I feel a great love for the country.”

With Brighton, he has scored eight goals in 21 matches this season.

Ángel Correa scores twice for Atletico Madrid in 4-3 win vs. Getafe

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Ángel Correa scored twice for Atletico Madrid in their 4-3 win vs. Getafe.

Correa continues to lead Atletico Madrid in goals as he has scored 10 times in La Liga this season. Atletico’s January Player of the Month opened the scoring as he got on to the end of a loose ball inside the penalty area.

The Argentine made it 3-3 as once more the ball was crossed into the penalty area but this time Correa headed it to draw Atletico level. He would play 74 minutes before being substituted out.

Rodrigo De Paul was also brought on as a substitute as he took part in the last 16 minutes of the match.

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