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Angel Di Maria was on fire for Juventus in the 1st half of Thursday's UEFA Europa League game away to Nantes. Di Maria scored twice, including one worldie ...

Angel di Maria scores a hat-trick to give Juventus a win at Nantes and take the Italian side through to the last 16 of the Europa League.

Evann Guessand (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. - Home4 - Shots - 21Castelletto - 28Centonze - 1Lafont

Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.

Sporting knocked out Midtjylland with a convincing 4-0 victory while PSV advanced 3-2 on aggregate despite a 2-0 defeat by Sevilla.

Monaco, however, levelled the tie once more through Breel Embolo’s header to send them into extra time. Sevilla kept up an attacking approach at the Philips Stadium after a dominant first leg and came closest to a first goal when Ivan Rakitic hammered the ball against the PSV crossbar in the 67th minute. Pedro Gonçalves extended Sporting’s lead in the 50th minute with a volley from a rebound and scored his second in the 77th when his long-range strike deflected in off a defender. Stefan Gartenmann scored a comical own-goal five minutes from time when he tried to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper. Di María completed his treble 12 minutes from time when he sent in a glancing header and the ball just crossed the line before being pushed away. After fighting back to draw 1-1 at home in the first leg of the playoff tie,

NANTES, France (Reuters) – Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of ...

The evening got worse for Nantes after 18 minutes when defender Nicolas Pallois was sent off when he used his arm to stop a another goal from Di Maria. Di Maria completed his treble 12 minutes from time when he sent in a glancing header and the ball just crossed the line before being pushed away. Argentine Di Maria put Juventus ahead after five minutes with a delightful curling strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.

Get a report of the Nantes vs. Juventus 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs football match.

[Filip Kostic](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/174496/Filip-Kostic) was close to getting a third for Juventus in first-half stoppage time, but his shot hit the inside of the post and the rebound landed in the hands of Nantes keeper [Alban Lafont](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231282/Alban-Lafont). He raises the overall level of the squad and the others all feel more relaxed in his presence. [Nicolas Pallois](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/146205/Nicolas-Pallois) was sent off when he used his arm to stop a another goal from Di Maria. "Just because we were eliminated from the Champions League does not mean it will be easy to win the Europa League. Di Maria is in the category of real champions." [Alex Sandro](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125514/Alex-Sandro) sent in a diving header late in the second half, but Lafont was down quickly to make an impressive one-handed save.

World Cup Finals or crucial Europa League ties, Angel Di Maria always delivers.

I try to help the team, we won and are in the Round of 16. “We wanted to get through to the next round, the Europa League is very important for us. The referee sent him off and awarded a penalty, which was promptly slotted home by Di María. “He is a champion and different to the others,” the Coach told “I had been waiting a long time for an opportunity like this with the Juve jersey and I have been able to raise the bar. With an extra man, Juve made their advantage count and poured on the pressure, with a number of chances to add a third before the half time whistle was blown.

Argentine Di Maria put Juventus ahead after five minutes with a delightful curling strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.

The evening got worse for Nantes after 18 minutes when defender Nicolas Pallois was sent off when he used his arm to stop another goal from Di Maria. Filip Kostic was close to getting a third for Juventus in first-half stoppage time, but his shot hit the inside of the post and the rebound landed in the hands of Nantes keeper Alban Lafont. Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 on 4-1 aggregate.

Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.

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Angel Di Maria curled in a beauty from the edge of the box to give Juventus an early lead in their Europa League tie at Nantes on Thursday.

Di Maria's strike put Juventus in control within four minutes at the Stade de la Beaujoire and the 35-year-old went on to add two more goals to his tally later in the game. But Massimiliano Allegri's side are still twelve points off AC Milan in fourth spot, meaning winning the Europa League is the team's best shot at securing Champions League football next term. The Argentine winger latched on to Nicolo Fagioli's pass to sweep a curling shot from the edge of the box, which started outside the frame of the goal but ended up nestling in the far corner.

An Angel Di Maria hat-trick fired Juventus into the Europa League round of 16 as they secured a 4-1 aggregate triumph over 10-man Nantes on Thursday.

Nantes started the match on the front foot, but Di Maria took over the game with a magnificent display to help his team into the next round. Di Maria did get his treble with 12 minutes to play though as his header from a tight angle squeezed just over the line to put Juve through to the next round in style. The referee awarded a penalty and sent the Nantes defender off, before Di Maria thumped home the spot-kick.

With the Europa League playoffs done and dusted, it's time to take a look at the best XI from both legs. There is no room for Manchester United players, ...

Featuring on the frontline alongside Di Maria and Blas is Rennes striker Karl Toko Ekambi. With a WhoScored rating of 8.99, Juventus star Angel Di Maria is the player of the Europa League playoffs. Completing the midfield is Sporting CP star Pote. [Pote (Sporting CP) - 8.24](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/344378/Show/Pote) The second Bayer Leverkusen representative, Exequiel Palacios was a ball-winning machine for the German side, particularly in Thursday's 3-2 win at Monaco. Overall, Wirtz was directly involved in three of Bayer Leverkusen's five goals, scoring twice, as he gained a WhoScored rating of 8.40. Rounding off the backline is the first of two Rennes representatives. Monaco may have crashed out of the Europa League at the expense of Bayer Leverkusen, but with a WhoScored rating of 7.42, Axel Disasi did enough across both legs to feature alongside Coates. The first of two Sporting CP representatives to feature, Sebastian Coates has scored two goals this season, both of which came in their Europa League playoff double header against FC Midtjylland. Bundesliga side Union Berlin were superb in knocking Dutch powerhouse Ajax out of the competition at the playoff stage as they earned a 3-1 aggregate win. The 21-year-old made a combined 12 saves across their two-legged meeting with Rennes, and saved three penalties in their shootout success on Thursday night, to return a WhoScored rating of 7.85. There is no room for Manchester United players, but European heavyweights Juventus, Sporting CP and Bayer Leverkusen are all represented.

Juventus beat Nantes 3-0 (4-1 on aggregate) thanks to an Angel Di Maria hat-trick and are through to the UEFA Europa League round of 16.

In the second half he was a constant menace for the Nantes defence and he capped off his performance with a hat-trick, scoring a header with 12 minutes to go. 5' GOAL - JUVENTUS - WHAT A GOAL! Allegri's side finally got their third and final goal after 79 minutes when Di Maria headed home at the back post to complete his hat-trick.

Juventus managed to beat Nantes 3-0 in the second leg of the Europa League knockout round playoff (live on Paramount+) to advance to the round of 16 thanks ...

This is why Juventus should start to speak soon about a potential new contract for the Argentinian striker, before it is too late. Later during the season, Allegri switched his system to a 3-5-2 and his way of playing changed a bit with different tasks, especially when Juventus were not keeping the ball and were defending. When Juventus played with a 4-4-2, Allegri wanted the Argentinian to play as a striker. After drawing 1-1 in the first leg in Turin a week ago, it was an Angel Di Maria hat trick that gave the Bianconeri an important win that certified once again the importance of the Argentinian star for this club. Despite the Italian club offering him a two-year deal, he ended up signing on just for one season. [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/?cbscidmt=sports&ftag=PPM-03-10aie0e)) to advance to the round of 16 thanks in large part to one man on a complete tear.