Vitinha dispatched his penalty and for the ninth time in barely 72 hours, Guglielmo Vicario was fetching the ball from his own net.

After a 4-1 north London derby defeat to Arsenal, Vicario hit out at the lack of "fight" from the Tottenham players as he said sorry to the fans.

No apologies were required to the supporters in Paris, though the fact Spurs shipped five goals and came away with a far more positive feeling is an indication of just how low the bar was heading into the match.

This 5-3 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain provided more encouraging signs than there have been for many weeks at Spurs. It must be a platform that Thomas Frank and his players now build on.

The team line-up and shape have lurched around from match to match with Frank searching for answers and in Paris he w

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