Luis Enrique has admitted PSG didn't deserve to beat Tottenham in Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup clash, with the Spaniard also saying that football can be 'unfair' sometimes.
Spurs looked set to add another European trophy to their collection after going 2-0 up in Udine, Italy, following goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
However, at the end of the match, PSG turned things around.
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Lee Kang-in struck with five minutes left on the clock before Goncalo Ramos levelled at the death to force a penalty shootout.
Luis Enrique has admitted PSG didn't deserve to beat Tottenham in Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup clash, with the Spaniard also saying that football can be 'unfair' sometimes
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PSG ended up winning 4-3 in the shootout, with Van de Ven and Mathys Tel missing for Tottenham as their chances of Super Cup glory slipped away.
It was a crushing blow for Spurs, who had performed well throughout the showdown in Thomas Frank's first competitive game in charge.
And Enrique has admitted the Premier League side deserved to win, with the Spaniard nonetheless pleased with his team's thrilling comeback.
"We didn’t deserve to win for 80 minutes. I think Tottenham deserved it," he said.
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"We could feel they were in form, that they had trained for six weeks. They played an excellent match.
"But we had only trained for six days, and sometimes football is unfair.
"I must say we were very lucky to score twice in the last 10 minutes. My players believed until the final minute, as did the fans, but football is unpredictable, and in this sense, we were very fortunate.
"It’s difficult to play the way we want without proper preparation time. This was a miracle."
Luis Enrique has admitted PSG enjoyed a 'miracle' win over PSG in the UEFA Super Cup
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While it was a brilliant night for PSG, it was an agonising defeat for Tottenham.
Frank's team were excellent, with the Dane already making his mark following his appointment as manager.
Discussing the result, he said: “I think sometimes football is the smallest of margins.
"They kept pushing, made some subs that put us under pressure at times.
“But it’s a shot from the edge of the box – before that we didn’t concede really any big chances. I think there was one save from Vic where he needed to save it.
“Then the momentum built and they scored – of course they had some crosses, some situations, and we need to dig deep.
"But it’s basically the next chance, it’s not like they have three chances before this goal. Small margins, small margins.”
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Thomas Frank's Tottenham suffered defeat to PSG in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night
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Tottenham won't have too long to dwell on the result.
The north London giants face Burnley in their Premier League opener on Saturday (3pm).
As for PSG, they'll face Nantes in their first Ligue 1 match of the season on Sunday (7:45pm).