Ibra sounds warning

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said Paris Saint-Germain had sent out a message to the rest of the continent after their 4-1 thumping of Dynamo Kiev in their opening Champions League group game on Tuesday.

Ibrahimovic’s early penalty set PSG on their way to the three points against the Ukrainians, with Thiago Silva, Alex and Javier Pastore also on target for the hosts and Miguel Veloso grabbing a consolation for Dynamo Kiev.

Yuri Semin’s side were poor, and PSG will undoubtedly face stiffer tests if they are to progress in Europe this season, but Ibrahimovic insisted the Ligue 1 club deserved all the credit for winning in such fashion.

“To win 4-1 looks easy but it wasn’t,” said the Swede.

“After the game people look at it and say the opponents were not good, but I think we made them look bad. It doesn’t mean they are a bad team.

“We will take this confidence for the next game. When you play in the Champions League you grow as a team and also as an individual. This is a statement to France and the rest of Europe that Paris has quality and big potential to do something important.”

One reason PSG fans were getting so excited about their team’s prospects after the Dynamo game was the performance of Thiago Silva, the Brazil centre-back who marked his debut with a goal.

“I think we showed our quality and showed that we have a top team,” said the player who had struggled with injury since a €42m move from Milan in July.

“It was great for me, after a month out injured, without playing, to come in and score a goal on my debut.”