The teams had not been in play for a full three minutes when the first signal of Thomas Frank's arrival at Tottenham Hotspur became clear for all to see. Kevin Danso surveyed the crowd in Paris Saint-Germain's penalty area, took a few backward steps and ran back towards the touchline to complete the throw-in, not a single player in a radius of a few yards. The distance was no issue at all – Cristian Romero nearly connected with Danso's throw-in as he leaped from the edge of the six-yard box to give Spurs a very early lead.

Spurs may not have scored on that opportunity, but they did on two others later in the match, even if they relinquished their 2-0 lead by conceding twice after the 84th minute, and went on to lose to the UEFA Super Cup in a penalty shootout on Wednesday. Frank may hav

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