The fans demand that Di Maria needs to be in Madrid starting spot

Angel Di Maria is hopeful that his performance in Real Madrid's 4-0 victory over Copenhagen has convinced coach Carlo Ancelotti to keep him ahead of the likes of Gareth Bale in the first team.

The Argentine was on target twice in the routing of Stale Solbakken's men in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging the other two in the comfortable Santiago Bernabeu win.

The 100 million-euro man was left out of the Blancos' squad for the European clash through injury, but Di Maria is hoping that his display will make Ancelotti think twice before dropping him in future team selections.

"I keep trying to convince the coach that I want to be in the starting XI," the 25-year-old told Canal Plus."I thought we played a great match. We changed the system to three up front and it worked well. The coach has told us that he is very happy."

Real Madrid extended its lead in Group B to four points, as second-placed Juventus - which Ancelotti's men will face on Oct. 23 - drew with Galatasaray in Turin.