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Tottenham twice threw away a lead as they fell to a 5-3 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in a rollercoaster Champions League encounter. Spurs were out for revenge on the current European champions, who beat them in August’s UEFA Super Cup on penalties. Thomas Frank’s side were looking for a response after their north London derby drubbing by Arsenal at the weekend, and they showed plenty of fight and character in the French capital, as the Dane rang the changes. One of those changes, Randal Kolo Muani, hit a brace against his parent club, which followed Richarlison’s opener, which the Brazilian nodded home from close range after great play from Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray down the left.
The visitors were pegged back almost immediately as they were caught out by a short corner, and Vitinha thundered home from range via the crossbar. The north Londoners regained the advantage when Kolo Muani notched the second, with Pedro Porro’s deep corner kept alive by Richarlison and Gray, before the striker lashed home on 50 minutes. Vitinha was at it once more as he bent home a beauty just a minute and a half later to level, and an error from Cristian Romero and Pape Matar Sarr allowed Fabian Ruiz to turn the game on its head in a quickfire double salvo for Paris.
It was four not long after as William Pacho seized upon some sloppy Spurs defending from a corner to scramble home, but Kolo Muani lashed home a third with 18 minutes to play after Vitinha was robbed by Rodrigo Bentancur. Any lingering hope Spurs had of a famous comeback was quickly dashed as Romero was penalised for a handball on the slide, and Vitinha stepped up to convert from 18 yards to seal not just his hat-trick, but a crucial victory for Luis Enrique’s holders after their disappointing defeat by Bayern Munich last time out.
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Spurs were thrashed in the north London derby at the weekend
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Thomas Frank insisted he knows how to build Tottenham as a team and a club as he looks to bounce back from a difficult run.
Spurs have won just three of their last 11 matches in all competitions and were heavily beaten 4-1 by north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
That was a painfully timid performance and Spurs have had only a couple of days to prepare for a Champions League trip to holders Paris Saint-Germain.
The pressure is starting to build on Frank, with concerns over Spurs' struggles in attack intensified by turgid displays against Arsenal and Chelsea, but the Dane is adamant his side will come out the other side of this run.
"One thing I'm 1000% sure of is I know how to build a team, I know how to build a club," Frank said.
"We will do that. Along the way we will learn and the big thing is how we learn from the bad spells because that's when we can see when we go 1-0 down, how do we react as a team.
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"The best teams they continually just move on. They still run hard, they still do the same things. There's no doubts in that.
"First four months, I've learned a lot about the team. I've learned a lot about the individual players. All that learning needs to materialise to how we find the right formula with the right players on the pitch and also with some players coming back.
"And then we play every third day. That's the big challenge but that's what I embrace."
Spurs did not have a single shot in the first half against Arsenal and are now responsible for the two lowest xG totals in the Premier League this season.
Frank watched the match back and put the defeat down to his side's failure to compete in duals, a weakness he insisted would not be repeated against PSG.
"We had 53 situations where it was a duel, second ball situation," Frank said of the north London derby.
"We came out on top in 17 of those, lost 36. If you don't do that, that is the basic. Then it's very difficult to win football matches.
"Tomorrow we are facing another of the best teams in Europe away from home so it's a nice challenge that we're 100% up for.
"I'm convinced that we'll bounce back with a good performance."
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Thomas Frank will have to leave several fit players out for Tottenham's trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
Spurs face their toughest Champions League test to date as they travel to take on the holders, looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the competition.
The players trained at Hotspur Way on Tuesday morning before flying out to Paris later in the day.
Frank has had a lengthy injury list to contend with in recent weeks but it was a strong Spurs squad in training the day before the match.
The likes of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were involved and are in contention to play, while Randal Kolo Muani is pushing to face his parent club despite having to wear a mask due to a jaw injury.
Defensive trio Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Kota Takai took part in full training on Tuesday but none of them will be able to take on PSG.
They were all left out of the squad Spurs named for the league phase of the Champions League.
The three have not played a single minute under Frank due to injury issues but are all now back and will be available to feature in the Premier League.
Frank will be without Tel against PSG too, after he was also omitted from the Champions League squad.
The forward scored off the bench against Manchester United before the international break and then netted for the France U21s, but he will miss out in his home country.
That means it will either be Kolo Muani leading the line or Richarlison, who should be in a more confident mood after his brilliant goal in the defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.