The 36-year-old Angel veteran never died! He made the top club cup scorer list in 4 games and 4 penalty kicks. He cried in public + bid farewell to Europe

On June 29, the focus of the Club World Cup 1/8 finals, Benfica played against Chelsea. In this game, 37-year-old veteran Di Maria started. In the 95th minute, he scored a penalty. At present, Di Maria has topped the Club World Cup scorer list.

Benfica and Bayern are in the same group in this Club World Cup. Without being optimistic, Benfica completed a counterattack in the group stage, winning 2 wins and 1 draw, beating Bayern to win the top spot in the group. Today against Chelsea, Di Maria and her teammates have a very clear goal - to reach the quarterfinals.

In the group stage, Di Maria scored 3 goals (all of which were penalty kicks), tied for the top spot with Olise and others in the Club World Cup scorer list. In this game, Benfica tied 0-0 with Chelsea in the first half. In the second half, Chelsea scored directly with a free kick, and Benfica fell behind 0-1. In the 86th minute, the game was interrupted due to thunderstorm. The game resumed nearly 2 hours later. In the stoppage time, in the 90th and 2nd minute, Gusto gave a point and Benfica won a penalty. Di Maria was unstoppable. He stood in front of the penalty spot and calmly hit, 1-1! Benfica played a squad.

This is Di Maria's fourth goal in this Club World Cup and the fourth penalty. In the scorer list, Di Maria has led the lead alone. In addition, today's penalty kick also allowed Di Maria, who was 37 years old and 134 days, to surpass Zanetti and become the fourth-year old player in the history of the Club World Cup.

Unfortunately, Benfica collapsed in overtime and conceded 3 goals in a row. In the end, Benfica lost 1-4 and was eliminated. After the game, Di Maria's eyes were filled with tears and thanked the fans for their support. At the same time, he was also saying goodbye to the fans.

Previously, Di Maria had announced that she would return to Rosario Central, Argentina, this summer. Today's game is Di Maria's last match in Europe. From 2007 to 2025, Angel's 18-year European career officially came to an end today.