PSG just taught Lionel Messi a lesson but it could do Tottenham big favours

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Paris Saint-Germain brushed speech Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to unafraid their spot successful the last 8 of the Club World Cup, but the effect does large favours to Tottenham up of their UEFA Super Cup clash against the Parisians.

Barring their one-off time against Brazilian broadside Botafogo successful the Group Stage, PSG person shown their dominance successful the Club World Cup, conscionable arsenic they did successful the Champions League.

They person brushed speech Atletico Madrid, Seattle Sounders and present Inter Miami to publication their spot successful the quarterfinal of the competition, mounting up a heavyweight clash against Bayern Munich.

Spurs fans are understandably not excessively optimistic astir their side’s chances against PSG, but the Ligue 1 side’s latest effect astatine the Club World Cup really comes arsenic a boost to the North Londoners.

Why Spurs volition similar the thought of PSG winning Club World Cup

PSG’s triumph implicit Inter Miami means they enactment successful the contention for astatine slightest 1 much week arsenic they are acceptable to instrumentality connected Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich adjacent Saturday.

Interestingly, a FIFA regularisation could mean that PSG extremity up being understrength against Tottenham in the UEFA Super Cup clash, which volition beryllium played successful Udine connected August 13.

This is due to the fact that FIFA stipulates that players indispensable beryllium fixed astatine slightest 3 weeks disconnected aft immoderate large tournament.

That means that the longer PSG enactment successful the Club World Cup, the aboriginal their players volition instrumentality for pre-season, frankincense expanding the chances that galore could beryllium undercooked for the clash against Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham look a UEFA Super Cup complication of their own

Spurs fans should frankincense beryllium cheering for PSG successful the tournament, hoping that Luis Enrique’s men marque the last connected July 14, which would mean their squad returns to pre-season conscionable a week earlier their clash against Tottenham.

However, Thomas Frank’s men person a complication of their ain arsenic Tottenham look a choky turnaround from the Super Cup to their archetypal league game.

The Lilywhites person conscionable a three-day spread betwixt the clash against PSG astatine Udine and their Premier League play opener against Burnley connected August 16.