Tottenham player ratings vs PSG - Sarr, Romero and Richarlison excellent before late heartbreak

Tottenham fell to a penalty shootout defeat to PSG after drawing 2-2 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening in Udine and here are our player ratings.

As Europa League winners, Spurs were up against the Champions League winners and Club World Cup finalists and head coach Thomas Frank utilised a back three for the first time in order to try to counter PSG's attacking quality. That meant a start for Kevin Danso alongside Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.

Frank had made a strong decision ahead of his first competitive game after telling football.london that he had left Yves Bissouma out of his travelling squad due to disciplinary issues, having repeatedly being late to training. Dominic Solanke was back on the bench after his return from an ankle injury, while Joao Palhinha made his first competitive start for the club after playing 45 minutes in the defeat at Bayern Munich alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.

Spurs began the game well, pressing high up the pitch and they struck in the 39th minute. Mohammed Kudus did well before being fouled and a deep Guglielmo Vicario free-kick caused problems in the box after new captain Cristian Romero headed it across. Palhinha had his shot tipped on to the crossbar and Micky van de Ven was there to send home the loose ball.

The north London side doubled their lead just a couple of minutes after the break. The unmarked Romero sent a thumping header from Porro's deep free-kick towards the far post and new PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier could only get fingertips on it as it went into the far corner of the net.

The French side found a goal back in the final five minutes. Lee Kang-in hit a low drive from outside the box into the bottom right corner of the net. They found a leveller in the 90th minute when Goncalo Ramos headed home from a low cross.

The game went to penalties and although Solanke, Rodrigo Bentancur and Porro scored, Micky van de Ven saw his spot kick saved and Mathys Tel hit his wide, leaving Nuno Mendes to fire home to win the shootout 4-3 for PSG.

Here are our Spurs player ratings after the game:

Guglielmo Vicario

Didn't have much to do until he hit a deep free-kick that led to Spurs' opening goal. Made a good save midway through the second half. Couldn't do much about Lee's clinical low shot from outside the box or Ramos' close range header. Got nowhere near any of the penalties in the shootout. 6

Kevin Danso

Played on the right of the back three and his lack of pre-season minutes compared to others showed at times in the first half but he grew sharper. Sent a header just wide early in the second half. Hurled in some great long throws with seemingly little effort that caused chaos. 7

Cristian Romero

The new Tottenham captain was a huge presence. It was his header that caused chaos for Van de Ven's goal and then he thumped Porro's cross into the far corner for Spurs' second goal. Tired in the final minutes and seemed to pick up either a knock or cramp. Might have got closer otherwise to Ramos' late goal. 8

Micky van de Ven

In the right place at the right time to stroke home the loose ball in the 39th minute. Made a great sliding block in his box in the second half to save a certain goal. Unfortunate to see his spot-kick saved in the shootout. 8

Pedro Porro

Sent a very early shot over from the edge of the PSG box. Curled in a great free-kick to find the unmarked Romero to score in the second half. Battled away and didn't deserve to leave with nothing. Scored his penalty. 8

Rodrigo Bentancur

Put in another display in the midfield that shows he's going to be a key player under Frank. Tired with the team in those final moments. 8

Joao Palhinha

Had his shot pushed on to the crossbar leading to Van de Ven's first half goal. Looked far sharper than his first minutes against Bayern and did some good work in the centre of the pitch alongside Bentancur. Spurs missed him when he came off. 7

Djed Spence

Put in so many good blocks without doing too much at the other end. Was beaten by Dembele in the 90th minute before the Frenchman put in the cross for Ramos to score which just knocks him down a mark. 7

Pape Matar Sarr

Another big game for the young Senegalese midfielder as he did everything in a number 10 role that also brought him back deeper at times to help give Spurs numbers. It's no coincidence they lost some shape when he came off. 8

Mohammed Kudus

Played up front alongside Richarlison and worked hard, winning the foul that led to the opening goal. Held the ball up really well on a number of occasions. 7

Richarlison

Put in a superb shift. Started off with some sloppy passes but grew and grew into the game and his hold-up play, running and flick-ons were huge in helping Spurs keep the ball in the PSG half. 8

Subs

Dominic Solanke

Didn't offer as much as Richarlison and looked like someone who has been out for much of pre-season. 5

Archie Gray

Fought away in the midfield but couldn't bring the control that Palhinha did. 5

Mathys Tel

Not a good cameo with a foul on the edge of his own box, lost the ball a few times and then sent his penalty wide in the shootout. 4

Lucas Bergvall

Came on for the final stages and didn't see much of the ball. N/A