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Di Maria: Because of Ronaldo & Bale I only took free-kicks in Real Madrid training!

Angel Di Maria admits that playing alongside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Lionel Messi for club and country has often restricted him to training-ground practice when it comes to free-kicks.

The Argentina international has shown across a productive spell at Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain how deadly he can be at set-pieces.

He has, however, often been denied the opportunity to showcase that talent by the presence of superstar performers alongside him.

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When on the books at Real Madrid, Di Maria found himself battling with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo and Bale, for the right to take free-kicks.