skysports - 11/27/2025 12:46:06 AM - GMT (+2 )
An improved Tottenham were unable to hold on as they surrendered two leads against European champions PSG and fell to a 5-3 defeat in the Champions League.
With a header that alone surpassed Spurs’ xG at the Emirates, Richarlison scored his third in as many games to give Thomas Frank’s side the initiative, while Randal Kolo Muani netted against his parent club as the visitors led on two occasions at the Parc des Princes.
However, a hat-trick from Vitinha inspired Luis Enrique’s side to turn on the style and inflict more misery on Spurs, who fall further away from a place in the top eight of the league phase.
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Thomas Frank made five changes to the team who lost 4-1 to Arsenal in the north London derby, returning to a back four with Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall joining the midfield.
Marquinhos captained PSG in his 500th appearance for the club, while Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele returned to the bench after injury.
Pressure was on Frank to produce a similar performance to the one that saw them come agonisingly close to winning the UEFA Super Cup against the Parisians in August, especially off the back of their atrocious display in the north London derby, where they recorded a season low xG of 0.07.
After a stern defensive start, they were handed their reward as Djed Spence picked out Kolo Muani at the back post, with the striker able to head down to Richarlison to score from close range.
Vitinha scored his first of two stunners to level before the break, but Kolo Muani retook the lead for Spurs as he capitalised at a set piece to smash home a volley against his employer.
Spurs capitulated under the pressure though, with three goals in 11 minutes turning the game on its head. Vitinha produced another sumptuous solo effort to equalise, before Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho punished some poor defending to take a stranglehold of the game.
Kolo Muani halved the deficit with his well-worked second, but Vitinha would scored his hat-trick just five minutes later to ensure the points remained in Paris.
There was yet more late drama as substitute Theo Hernandez was shown a red card upon a VAR review after elbowing Xavi Simon's face off the ball, but it ultimately had no bearing on the result.
Victory for PSG means they sit second with four wins from five in the Champions League league phase, while Tottenham drop down to 16th but just two points off the top eight.
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