Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank is pleased with his side's performance despite losing 5-3 to PSG because they responded well after their defeat to Arsenal at the weekend.
Match Highlights: PSG 5-3 Tottenham
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank, speaking to TNT Sports: "I am very pleased with the performance. Today was much more the identity of the team, the bravery and aggressiveness of the team.
"There were lots of positives, the two strikers scoring three goals between them, the whole team performed really well. The performance was to get something out of the game, but then you need to have the margins with you, but we can't concede some of the goals we did.
"Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world. He will be the next Ballon d'Or winner."
On Randal Kolo Muani's performance: "It can definitely be a turning point, but the two goals will give him confidence going forward. He has struggled a bit with confidence but now he is looking better and better."
On conceding five goals: "Of course, it will always be concerning when we concede four and five, but these were two completely different games. This was more of what I want. Today we competed. Today was a team with soul and character, and you need that."
Midfielder Archie Gray, speaking to TNT Sports: "We played against a top opponent tonight, they are probably the best team in Europe at the moment. There were some good moments we can take into Fulham.
"We scored some goals, there are things we can work on, but they are a top, top team, and there are moments you will suffer against them.
"They are the best team in Europe, and they are relentless in every aspect of their game, and they have that individual class. They are a top team, and there are things we can learn from."
Thomas Frank went into this tough assignment against the Champions League holders with his methods under serious scrutiny after the timid, conservative manner of Tottenham Spurs' defeat against Arsenal in the north London derby.
And yet Frank, and indeed his team, responded positively, as he ditched the five-man defence that drew so much criticism in favour of an orthodox back four afforded protection by Archie Gray and Rodrigo Bentancur.
For an hour, Spurs matched Paris St-Germain, leading twice, with one of the crucial moments their failure to protect a lead until half-time when they switched off, allowing Vitinha to equalise in spectacular fashion seconds before the break.
Even then, Randal Kolo Muani put them back in front before PSG hit the sort of roll that has done for better teams than Spurs in the Champions League.
Frank's team selection looked like it had one eye on Saturday night's home game against Fulham, which they will now go into with only three wins in 12 matches.
Joao Palhinha, Mohammed Kudus, Destiny Udogie and Wilson Odobert were on the bench, along with Xavi Simons, but for so long there was much to encourage Frank.
Spurs were positive, adopting a man-for-man strategy out of possession, showing more attacking intent in the opening stages than they did in the entire match against Arsenal.
The attitude was good but defensive carelessness, summed up when Pape Matar Sarr was robbed in possession before Fabian Ruiz put PSG in front for the first time, proved their undoing.
Spurs have now dropped to 16th in the Champions League table, making victory against Slavia Prague on the next match day vital.
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Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.
Have your say on Spurs' performance
Spurs head coach Thomas Frank makes five changes from the team well beaten in the north London derby at Arsenal.
Frank's formation will be intriguing, but Pedro Porro comes in for Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr is in for Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray comes in with Kevin Danso out, forward Randal Kolo Muani is in against parent club PSG with Mohammed Kudus dropping to the bench. Lucas Bergvall also starts with Wilson Odobert a substitute.
PSG XI: Chevalier; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Kvaratskhelia, Ndjantou, Barcola
Subs: Safonov, James, Beraldo, Zabarnyi, Ramos, Dembele, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Mbaye
Tottenham XI: Vicario, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Romero, Pedro Porro, Spence, Sarr, Bentancur, van de Ven, Kolo Muani
'An absolute superstar'
Arsenal v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT)
Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Eberechi Eze will have gained so much belief and so much confidence to kick on in his career after getting that hat-trick in the north London derby.
When you move football clubs, sometimes you can be thrust into things a bit too early when it is better to give your players something to fight for.
He has fought his way into this Arsenal team. He's had to wait for injuries to get that position in midfield and he's taken it. He is an absolute superstar.
I still don't know what his best position is though, I guess that's still the big question.
'Liverpool have a different mentality in the Champions League'
Liverpool v PSV (20:00 GMT)
Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live
Liverpool seem to have a different mentality in the Champions League compared to the Premier League, with three wins out in four matches.
If they get a good result against PSV, who are top of the table in the Eredivisie, they might gain a little bit of confidence. However, PSV are coming in off no defeats in five matches, having won their last four domestic games.
The main thing is that they look for performances, even regardless of the result, that make them say: 'Ah yes, this is how we used to win'.
We aren't seeing that at all at the moment, eight defeats in 11 games is unheard of for Liverpool.
'We've evolved in the right way'
Arsenal v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT)
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta, speaking to TNT Sports, on how Arsenal have progressed since losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals in April 2024: "The moment is different. Every club evolves. I think we have done it in the right way."
On making two changes and selection headaches as injured players start to return from injury: "The headaches are going to be a little bit harder. They deserve to play [Cristhian Mosquera & Myles Lewis-Skelly]. We have to manage the squad and the load that we have. We have a game every three games."
Back in North London
Arsenal v Bayern Munich (20:00 GMT)
Arsenal will be desperate not to concede a penalty tonight.
Of Harry Kane's six goals at the Emirates, five have come from the spot. The former Tottenham striker returns to north London as a player who is at the top of his game.
Kane has 29 goals in 23 games for club and country this term, averaging a goal every 64 minutes. He has played as a number, nine, 10, eight - and even as a six at times this season, such is his versatility.
Slot confirms Jones will start at right-back
Liverpool v PSV (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool
Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to TNT Sports: "You reflect and you look forward. I think we had 75% ball possession so that tells you we don't have to defend much but we didn't defend with the quality needed. The four or five times we have to defend, it needs to be better.
"The first time was from a set piece and we've conceded far too many from them. It's not a coincidence. In many parts of the game, they do what I expect of them.
"We've had little time on the training pitch and the training cannot be as intense as you want. I had to say something but I wasn't the only one who was very annoyed at the way we defended in moments. It's not a problem over the whole game, it's in moments.
On Jones at right-back: "I can understand there is some doubt because they both can play there and as can Joe Gomez but he's been struggling lately with a knee injury but Curtis will start there.
On Isak: "In the last four weeks, he played 30 minutes and then he played 70 minutes in a game that wasn't so intense.
On the Champions League: "Every competition we're in is very important and definitely the Champions League. Even if we played a friendly tonight then it would have been important after losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest."
Paris SG and Tottenham have met just once before in European competition, with the French side coming back from 2-0 down to win the 2025-26 European Super Cup on penalties earlier this season.
Across major European competition, Tottenham have lost just two of their last 13 games against sides from France (W6 D5), with their last away from home witnessing them draw 0-0 with Monaco in the UEFA Champions League last month.
Paris SG have lost just one of their last six home UEFA Champions League games against English opponents (W4 D1), a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in March 2025 at the Round of 16 stage.
Tottenham are unbeaten across their last five UEFA Champions League games (W2 D3), keeping four clean sheets in that time. Spurs last enjoyed a longer undefeated run in the competition between October 2018 and April 2019 (seven games).
Paris SG have won six of their last seven games in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League (L1), scoring an average of 3.6 goals per fixture across that stint. That sole loss did come last time out vs Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes, however.
Tottenham have recorded seven clean sheets in their 13 games across the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in 2025, the most of any team in major European competition this calendar year. The 0.35 xG Spurs allowed on MD4 vs FC København was the lowest tally they had faced in a Champions League match since February 2019 vs Borussia Dortmund (0.10).  Â
Tottenham have only made nine line-breaking passes leading to a shot in the UEFA Champions League this season â across the opening four matchdays, Pafos (5) were the only team to make fewer. Meanwhile, only Real Madrid (45) made more than Paris SG (41) in the same period.
Micky van de Ven is Tottenhamâs top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season with two goals; the last defender to score more times in a single edition of the competition for a Premier League club was John Stones for Manchester City in 2017-18 (3).
The two full backs who were involved in the most shot-ending sequences of play in the opening four rounds of this seasonâs UEFA Champions League were Paris SG duo Nuno Mendes (37) and Achraf Hakimi (32). Indeed, they were also the two full backs who were involved in the most sequences of play ending in goals (7 each).
Tottenham have been playing like an extremely efficient relegation-battler team this season.
Thomas Frank's side sit ninth in the league and are one of four teams tied on 18 points after 12 Premier League games.
Only Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have scored more goals than Spurs so far this campaign, but in contrast, only Burnley have taken fewer shots (98).
Spurs do, however, have the best shot-conversion rate in the league.
Only Burnley, Sunderland and Aston Villa have a lower xG as well, so it is worth noting that Villa are getting results without playing very well too.
Switching to Spurs' defensive record, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has been one of the best shot-stoppers in the league - only Crystal Palace's Dean Henderson (4.2) has prevented more goals than his 3.6.
Swathes of Tottenham Hotspur fans remain unconvinced that Thomas Frank is the right man to take the club forward, and those dissenting voices have grown louder after another listless performance in Sunday's north London derby.
Tottenham's lack of creativity has been something of a theme under Frank, and his switch to a back three/five was also heavily criticised. It remains to be seen whether he sticks with that tactical approach here, given that he employed a similar system in the penalty shootout loss to Paris St-Germain in his first Spurs game.
The Parisians were humbled by Bayern Munich in their last European outing â their only loss at the Parc des Princes this season â but they have never suffered back-to-back Champions League home defeats in their history. A deflated Tottenham look unlikely to alter that record on Wednesday.