PSG looking to Di Maria to cover Neymar absence

Unai Emery will look to Angel Di Maria in the absence of Neymar for Paris Saint-Germain's crunch Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Brazil star Neymar is set to miss most of the rest of the season due to a fractured foot and will be unavailable when PSG look to overturn the 3-1 first-leg defeat they suffered at the Santiago Bernabeu, reports goal.com.  

Nevertheless, former Madrid star Di Maria is in fine form and continued his strong recent scoring run in Saturday's 2-0 win over Troyes, taking his tally to seven in six games across all competitions.

And Emery hopes the Argentina international will impress on a "special" day against Madrid.

"Both [Di Maria and Neymar] are important players, with qualities to make the difference," Emery told reporters.