Tottenham face tight turnaround from Super Cup final to Premier League opener

Tottenham Hotspur have been faced with a unique challenge at the start of the 2025-26 campaign as the schedule sees them playing a huge Super Cup game in another corner of Europe just days before their first Premier League fixture.

If Thomas Frank was hoping to ease into the start of the Tottenham Hotspur tenure, he would have to disabuse himself of those hopes very quickly as he faces a monumental clash in his first competitive game as Spurs head coach.

The Lilywhites take on Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup in Udine on August 13, in a game which serves as a huge dress rehearsal for the campaign ahead.

Tottenham face some extremely challenging fixtures in the first two months of the season, and to make matters worse, the Danish coach will hardly have any time to prepare for the club’s Premier League season opener.

Tottenham have just three days to prepare for Premier League

Spurs start the Premier League season with a fairly straightforward clash at home against newly promoted side, Burnley.

However, things ramp up very quickly for the Lilywhites, who visit the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City on matchday 2.

While Frank will be happy to start at home against the Clarets, the issue is that the opening game of the season is on August 16, just three days after Tottenham take on PSG in the Super Cup.

That means that not only would the Spurs players potentially be fatigued from having taken on the European champions, but the travel from Italy to England two days before the season opener is far from ideal.

FIFA rule could work to Spurs’ advantage in UEFA Super Cup

Spurs fans are not too optimistic about their side’s chances against PSG, which is understandable, given how formidable Luis Enrique’s side looked in the Champions League last season.

However, a FIFA rule could mean that PSG could be severely understrength against Tottenham in the Super Cup clash.

The Parisians are involved in the Club World Cup and with FIFA stipulating that players be given a minimum of three weeks of rest after any major tournament, some of PSG’s star players could be undercooked or potentially even rested for the final against Spurs.

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