PSG 2-2 (pens 4-3) Tottenham (Lee 85′, Ramos 90+4 | Van de Ven 38′, Romero 48′)

You see it first in Thomas Frank’s white polo shirt. How seriously are we dressing up for this? A little, at least – there are distinguished guests in town and no glorified friendlies to be had.

That Tottenham surrendered a late two-goal lead to lose the Super Cup to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties should not carry too much import. The occasion’s very existence signposted the jarring flux between the ghosts of Spurs’ past and present.

Victory in May’s Europa League final was a whole manager and captain ago. So much has happened since that memories of that night could feel hazy in the dry Udine heat. And still the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Heroics in vain, Spurs could not see it

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