{"id":23780,"date":"2025-08-14T11:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=23780"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:40:57","slug":"nut13082025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/nut13082025\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Saint-Germain (France) (Udine) 13.08.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPARIS SAINT-GERMAIN<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		(0)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n(1)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDate : –\u00a0 Wednesday 13th August 2025<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		Kick off : –\u00a0 20.00 (UK time)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCompetition : – Premier League<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		Venue : –\u00a0 Stadio Fruili (Udine)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCrowd : –\u00a0 21,025<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nReferee : –\u00a0 Joao Pinheiro (POR)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLinesmen : – Bruno Jesus (POR); Luciano Maia (POR)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFourth official : – Elchin Masiyev (AZE)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR official : – Tiago Martins (POR)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR Assistants : –\u00a0 Fabio Melo (POR); Pol van Boekel (NED)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWeather : –\u00a0 Warm, 27C<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSpurs kicked off the first half attacking the South end<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPlaying time : –\u00a0 \u00a090 + 2 minutes<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nPARIS SAINT-GERMAIN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGOAL-SCORERS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Lee\u00a0 84m 24s\u00a0 (asst Vitinha)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 van de Ven\u00a0 38m 31s<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ramos\u00a0 90+3m 04s\u00a0 (asst Dembele)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Romero\u00a0 47m 23s\u00a0 (asst Porro)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPENALTY SHOOT-OUT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 2nd Vitinha\u00a0 \u00a0(missed)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 1st Solanke\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 4th Ramos<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 3rd\u00a0 Bentancur<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 6th Dembele<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0 5th\u00a0 van de Ven\u00a0 \u00a0(saved)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 8th Lee<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0 7th\u00a0 Tel\u00a0 \u00a0(missed)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 10th Mendes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 9th\u00a0 Porro<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCARDS<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Barcola\u00a0 (foul on Richarlison)\u00a0 55<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Richarlison\u00a0 (kicking ball away)\u00a0 53<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pacho\u00a0 (foul on Sarr)\u00a0 58<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Danso\u00a0 (kicking ball away)\u00a0 62<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Dembele\u00a0 (dissent)\u00a0 90<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nTEAMS<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Lucas CHEVALIER<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Guglielmo VICARIO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Achaf HAKIMI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 23.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pedro PORRO\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 MARQUINHOS\u00a0 (c)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kevin DANSO\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n51.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Willian PACHO\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 17.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Cristian ROMERO (c)\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n25.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Nuno MENDES<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n 37.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Micky van de VEN\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 <\/span>Djed SPENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n33.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 <\/span>Warren ZAIRE-EMERY\u00a0 (\u00a0 19.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 Kang-In LEE\u00a0 67\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 VITINHA\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Joao PALHINHA<\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 14. <\/span>\u00a0 Archie GRAY <\/span>\u00a072)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Desire DOUE\u00a0 (\u00a0 9.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Goncalo RAMOS\u00a0 77\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 <\/span>Pape Matar SARR\u00a0 (\u00a0 15. <\/span>\u00a0 Lucas BERGVALL\u00a0 90)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n30.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 <\/span>Rodrigo BENTANCUR<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Khvica KVARATSKHELIA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 8.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 Fabian RUIZ\u00a0 60)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ousmane DEMBELE\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong>\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 20.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mohammed KUDUS\u00a0 (\u00a0 11. <\/span>\u00a0 Mathys TEL\u00a0 79)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n29.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Bradley BARCOLA\u00a0 \"\"<\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 49.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Ibrahim MBAYE\u00a0 67)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 <\/span>RICHARLISON\u00a0 \"\"<\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 19. <\/span>\u00a0 Dominic SOLANKE\u00a0 72)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSubstitutes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSubstitutes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n39.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Matvey SAFONOV<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Antonin KINSKY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n89.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Renato BELLUCCI MARIN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Brandon AUSTIN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Lucas BERALDO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n80.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Luka VUSKOVIC<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Lucas HERNANDEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 67.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jun’ai BYFIELD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Noham KAMARA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ben DAVIES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n 22.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Brennan JOHNSON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n 28.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Wilson ODOBERT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0 \"\"<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 = Assist\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Goal scored\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Own goal scored<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Manager : – <\/span>Luis Enrique<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nManager : –\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Thomas Frank<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kit Supplier : –\u00a0<\/span> Nike<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKit Supplier : – Nike<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sponsor : – Qatar Airways<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sponsor : – AIA<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sleeve Sponsor : – –<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sleeve Sponsor : – Kraken<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colours : –
\nShirt : –\u00a0 Dark Blue with central vertical red patterned bordered with a white pattern
\nShorts : –\u00a0 Dark Blue
\nSocks : –\u00a0 Dark Blue<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Colours : –
\nShirt : –\u00a0 White
\nShorts : –\u00a0 White
\nSocks : –\u00a0 White<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nMATCH REPORT<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHaving won four pieces of silverware in this calendar year, PSG greedily added a fifth, but only after Tottenham had bossed the match for 80 minutes and two late goals took the match to penalties when the French side took the trophy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Controversy among the French side before the match came with super-star keeper Donnarumma being left out of the squad after rumours that he wanted to leave following the signing of Chevalier in goal, but Spurs were injury-hit as has become the custom, while the late Yves Bissouma was disciplined for his lack of punctuality by being left in England.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wearing our all white European kit, Spurs kicked off the match and with 30 seconds gone, Pedro Porro tired a long range shot that flew over the angle of the goal but not by much.\u00a0 An interesting tactic that we might see a bit more this season was a long throw from Kevin Danso that got into the middle of the penalty area, but PSG cleared after a bit of panic.\u00a0 The French side\u2019s first dangerous attack came down the left and some quick passes got them into the box, but Kvaratskhelia couldn\u2019t get the ball out of his feet and squirted it wide.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kudus did well to rob the ball on halfway and put a cross in that was long, but Richarlison did very well to keep it in, but then he over-hit his cross and it floated out.\u00a0 Kudus was doing well using his low centre of gravity to spin off opponents and 22 minutes in, he moved forward in a central position, waiting for the right moment to play the ball in front of Richi.\u00a0 Moving across to the right of the D, he struck it first time and it deflected off Pacho\u2019s boot and the
\nkeeper did well to palm it up and over the bar.\u00a0 The corner was hit to the far post and Rodrigo Bentancur came in late with a header but got under it sending it over the top.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While Spurs were getting in and around the PSG players, the pressure forced turnovers and Kudus struck a first time shot that Marquinhos threw himself at and blocked.\u00a0 In the 35th minute, the Champions League winners had a good chance when the ball dropped for Dembele, but he got his shot all wrong and side-footed it way over the bar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A free kick just inside the PSG half from the right to the far side of the box by taken by Vicario, where Romero won the header into the box.\u00a0 Marquinhos went to clear it, but headed it against the back of Micky van de Ven\u2019s head and Joao Palhinha reacted well to stretch to poke at goal, with Chevalier reacting better to touch it onto the bar.\u00a0 However, when it came down, Micky was in the right place to put the ball into an empty net from inside the six-yard box in the 39th minute.\u00a0 The Spurs fans erupted and it was well deserved with the effort being put in disrupting the game plan of the French side.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A long throw once more caused concern in the PSG defence, as it wasn\u2019t cleared with the ball played out to Spence, whose shot was blocked out to Danso to nod it across again for Richarlison to head at goal and Mohammed threw himself at it, planting the ball against the foot of the post with his head, leaving Chevalier rooted.\u00a0 It looked as though there might have been an offside, but again, the press made it hard to play the ball away.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From the restart after half-time, Vitinha took the kick off long, looking for touch but it went out for a goal-kick.\u00a0 Strange tactics, but then perhaps he was hoping for a throw-in, if they have someone who can sling it as far as Kevin.\u00a0 Doue was then careless with the ball around his penalty area and Richarlison hit a snapshot that Chevalier had to beat out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Porro\u2019s diagonal free-kick from the right was straight onto Cristian Romero\u2019s head, totally unmarked and his downward header bounced just in front of the keeper, who exhibited chocolate wrists to flap at it and help it on its way into the net when he should have done better.\u00a0 So two goals up three minutes into the second half and Spurs fans were in dreamland.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another free kick for a foul by Kvaratskhelia saw it taken short on the left and Kudus crossed to the far post where Danso was totally free to head at goal, but could only find the side-netting.\u00a0 Then, when PSG attacked, Micky took a kick in the ribs from Kvaratskhelia\u2019s overhead kick and when Porro broke into the box, Pacho made contact but the ref didn\u2019t consider it was a enough for a penalty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richarlison was booked for kicking the ball away when the ref gave a free-kick against Pape Matar Sarr for a crunching tackle on Vithinha and then Barcola got a yellow for fouling Richarlison as he tried to bring the ball out of the Spurs box, with Doue kicking the ball away but not getting booked.\u00a0 Sarr nicked the ball off Pacho 30 yards out and was hauled back, so a yellow card was flashed at the PSG defender.\u00a0 Porro\u2019s free-kick was deflected wide.\u00a0 This one came in short and the ball was headed clear.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Danso kicked the ball away and got booked, as the referee then chose to enforce that rule again and a few minutes later, Barcola put the ball and Danso had made a brave block but there had been an offside, so it was disallowed.\u00a0 \u00a0After Hakimi had showed some skill in the area, Dembele put his shot well wide when he had time and space.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Spurs subs came on in the 73rd minute as Richarlison made way for Solanke and Archie Gray took over from Palhinha.\u00a0 Five minutes of defending later, Mohammed Kudus went off with Mathys Tel coming off the bench.\u00a0 While PSG were camping in the Spurs half, they were unable to make much of it, with the Tottenham players working so hard to deny them any opportunity to make anything of their territorial advantage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>When Tel bundled over Lee on the edge of the Tottenham box, the free-kick brought shouts of handball as PSG were desperate but the ball clearly hit Porro\u2019s shoulder.\u00a0 Lee hit a low drive from the left of the D across Vic into his left hand bottom corner after Romero had headed the ball out.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cristian made a great block as Mendes crashed in a shot from where the goal came from.\u00a0 Dembele got booked for dissent as Mbaye went down looking for a penalty and Pape departed with Lucas Bergvall replacing him.\u00a0 It was in the third minute of added time that PSG worked the ball left to right and Dembele\u2019s cross was put in by Ramos\u2019 head as he threw himself at it from close range.\u00a0 As added time almost reached six minutes, Ramos went for a repeat of his goal, but Kevin Danso did brilliantly to stop him getting a clean contact on it and as Romero went down with cramp, the final whistle went to signal penalties would settle the match.\u00a0 And they sent the trophy to France, with Vitinha putting PSG’s penalty wide after sitting Vicario down with a stuttering run-up, but Micky hit Tottenham’s third penalty too low and too near the keeper, who kept it out.\u00a0 When Mathys mimicked Vitinha’s spot-kick, it left Mendes with the opportunity to win it for PSG and that was that.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spurs had put so much into it, the effort seemed to allow PSG back into the game, with their shape improved by their substitutions and hopefully it hasn\u2019t taken too much out of them with Burnley waiting in three days time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While the subs didn’t have much opportunity to shine, the starting eleven did a good job in subduing the French champions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The team were doubling up on the PSG wide men and worked hard to get behind the ball with only the last fifteen minutes giving space to punish us.\u00a0 That explains the quiet performance of the much feted Doue and Kvaratskhelia, whose temperament was sorely tested by his inability to impose himself on the Spurs defence.\u00a0 Pape and Rodrigo were snapping into tackles and tracking runs, while also being effective in moving the ball forward.\u00a0 The Champions League winners looked ineffectual against a determined Spurs defence until their substitutions … and Tottenham’s substitutions too.\u00a0 Richi had worked like a dog as he did in the EL final and players were speedily shutting down players on the ball.\u00a0 Kudus showed his strength to win the ball and not being knocked off it when he had it, which helped Spurs break out of defence, who were calm and organised.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It looks as though some of Thomas Frank’s influence is coming through already, although his analogy about how his tactics performed claiming “in medical terms, the operation was successful, but the patient died” was a little morbid !
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    \u00a0 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 (0) (1) \u00a0 Date : –\u00a0 Wednesday 13th August 2025 Kick off : –\u00a0 20.00 (UK time) \u00a0 Competition : – Premier League Venue : –\u00a0 Stadio Fruili (Udine) \u00a0 Crowd : –\u00a0 21,025 \u00a0 Referee : –\u00a0 Joao […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23780","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23780"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23795,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23780\/revisions\/23795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}