IT'S PEN AND STINK

Shootout disaster for Spurs after blowing two-goal lead

- BY RYAN TAYLOR

WELCOME to Tottenham, Thomas Frank.

Just when you began to warm to the prospect of the Europa League winners being a different animal under the Dane, you were reminded that nothing is ever straightforward where Spurs are concerned.

They led 2-0 with just five minutes to play here in Udine and had made the Champions League winners look ordinary for the best part of an hour.

Yet somehow they came away scratching their heads after losing on penalties and fumbling the chance to win a second European trophy in just four months.

Goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero had put Tottenham ahead before Lee Kang-in pulled one back and fellow sub Goncalo Ramos equalised in the dying embers to send the tie to spot-kicks.

When Vitinha missed from 12 yards you thought Spurs luck was in but Van de Ven and Mathys Tel both fluffed their lines from 12 yards as Paris Saint-Germain's continental dominance continued.

There was no fairytale story for Udine-born Guglielmo Vicario, who did not get close to any other Parisian penalty as Nuno Mendes fired the winner.