Money-bags Paris Saint Germain got off to the perfect start to their Champions League campaign as they dismantled Dynamo Kiev. The manner of the victory, 3-0 up before half time with goals from heavyweights Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and Alex before young hot-shot Javier Pastore completed the scoring in stoppage time, sent out a statement of intent from Carlo Ancelotti’s men to the rest of Europe – that despite their iffy league form, PSG had well and truly arrived on the European stage.

But how far can PSG go? Certainly, having disposed of a dangerous looking Kiev side  with such ease, the Parisians have nothing to fear from the other two sides in the group. Porto may be perennial Champions League participants and have players of the ilk of Tottenham target Joao Moutinho but for a side that spent €134 million plus the €35 million on Brazilian prodigy Lucas Moura arriving in January, the Portuguese champions should be easy pickings. The group’s remaining side, Dinamo Zagreb look set to be the whipping boys.

Once into the knockout stages, of course it is down to the luck of the draw but undoubtedly, PSG will be one of the teams to avoid; a simple analysis of their squad and in particular their attacking options will tell you that. Ibrahimovic is of course the focal point. The man who last night broke a record by becoming the first man to score for six different clubs in the Champions League is PSG’s headline purchase and justifiably so.

The enigmatic Swede may have failed to spark at Barcelona but 144 goals in his last six seasons at Inter Milan, Barca and AC Milan, as well 6 goals in just five appearances already in France tells it’s own story. Around him, Ancelotti can call upon mercurial Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi, who alongside Edinson Cavani struck fear into the heart of Serie A defences for Napoli, Jeremy Menez, who was one of France’s more impressive performers at Euro 2012, fans favourite Nene or last summer’s headline purchase, Javier Pastore.

Kevin Gameiro, who was once one of Europe’s most sought-after forwards is the back up for Ibrahimovic. With such attacking options at their disposal, PSG will be able to cause problems to almost anyone in the Champions League, particularly if Ibrahimovic continues the form he has shown so far at the Parc des Princes.

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