Angel Di Maria wrote his name into the folklore of Le Classique as his outstanding individual performance earned Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 Ligue 1win over Marseille.
The visit of PSG's arch rivals to the Parc des Princes was set against a backdrop of protest from the club's ultras, who did not show up until 15 minutes into Sunday's clash in protest at their Champions League exit to Manchester United.
With the league title essentially wrapped up, France's standout fixture arguably carried little meaning but Di Maria produced a performance that will live long in the memory.
After Kylian Mbappe, who later missed a last-gasp penalty, and Valere Germain traded goals either side of half-time, Di Maria put PSG back in front and then ensured victory with a wonderful free-kick, making picking the ball out of the net the first task for Yohann Pele after Steve Mandanda was sent off as Marseille suffered more misery in this one-sided rivalry.
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