Champions League Power Rankings: PSG shine in matchweek 1

By James Dudko | Sep 14, 2017

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Kylian Mbappe of PSG during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic Glasgow and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at Celtic Park on September 12, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

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LISBON, PORTUGAL – SEPTEMBER 12: CSKA Moskva«s midfielder Alan Dzagoev from Russia during SL Benfica v CSKA Moskva – UEFA Champions League round one match at Estadio da Luz on September 12, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images) /

11. CSKA Moscow

CSKA surprised more than a few with their win in Benfica. Yet this is a squad with ample experience of Europe’s premier club competition.

It’s also a group containing a bevy of talent, including goalscorers Vitinho and Timur Zhamaletdinov. There is also classy No. 10 Alan Dzagoev.

These forward-thinking talents are well supported by a wealth of experience in defensive areas. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and centre-back Vasili Berezutski are veteran internationals who underpin this squad well.

Not many would have said so when the groups were drawn, but CSKA look primed to be United’s biggest threat in Group A.

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