Paris Saint-Germain stunned Tottenham with a sensational comeback to win the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, securing the title following a penalty shootout in Udine. Look back at the game and analyse the Opta data on our PSG vs Tottenham stats page.
Paris Saint-Germain sensationally sealed another piece of European silverware, following a dramatic penalty shootout win over reigning Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Super Cup.
Despite being 2-0 down with only five minutes remaining, PSG did what great sides do and found a way back into the game. After an exciting 2-2 draw in 90 minutes, the game went straight to a penalty shootout – the fourth UEFA Super Cup decided via a shootout in seven years.
Misses from Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven and Mathys Tel in that shootout handed PSG a UEFA Super Cup victory that looked incredibly unlikely heading into the final stages of the match.
PSG had been second best for the majority of the 90 minutes, with Tottenham looking set to secure another European trophy following May’s success against Manchester United in the Europa League until the final stages.
Both of Spurs’ goals came via unlikely sources, with central defensive pair Van de Ven and Cristian Romero both scoring to give Thomas Frank’s side a 2-0 led, but the Premier League club saw that advantage disappear in the final five minutes of the game thanks to goals from Lee Kang-In and Gonçalo Ramos.
It had been 80 days since Spurs last played a competitive match, while PSG’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup, in which they reached the final, meant there were only 31 days between that 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in New Jersey and tonight. The majority of the PSG team that played against Spurs in this clash only returned to training a week ago.
Despite most of the possession, the lack of pre-season saw PSG look uncharacteristically sloppy in the opening half hour, with Spurs looking the more dangerous of the two sides – both Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur had decent chances to open the scoring.
It wasn’t too much of a surprise that Spurs took the lead on 39 minutes, then, with Dutchman Van de Ven sliding into the back of the net after João Palhinha’s shot was tipped onto the crossbar by PSG’s debutant goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.
The strike saw Van de Ven score just his fourth goal for Spurs, and his first in all competitions since scoring against Burnley in May 2024.
At half-time, Spurs had managed just 29.8% of the ball but attempted more than double the number of shots (9) than the 2024-25 UCL champions (4), with the French side not attempting a single shot on target.
Spurs sensationally doubled their lead just two minutes and 24 seconds into the second half. A free-kick from Pedro Porro was floated towards the far post, where Romero had peeled away from his marker and the Argentine powered a header past Chevalier to make it 2-0 to the Premier League side.
Just like his defensive partner Van de Ven, it had been a while since Romero had scored for Spurs. This strike was his first for the club in nearly a year, since scoring in a 4-0 win over Everton on 24 August 2024.
PSG started their unlikely comeback with five minutes remaining, as Lee Kang-In scored with a terrific strike on the edge of the box. The South Korean collected the ball 20 yards from goal and sent a powerful shot low into the corner of the net across Guglielmo Vicario and his outstretched hand.
Then midway through six minutes of added time, Ousmane Dembélé’s excellent, powerful cross was headed in by Ramos to level the scores, sending the match to a penalty shootout.
PSG start their Ligue 1 defence on Sunday away at Nantes and based on their lackadaisical performance for much of this match, it could be a tricky encounter for Luis Enrique and his side.
The French side’s shootout success means that 12 of the last 13 editions of the UEFA Super Cup have seen the reigning UEFA Champions League winners end victorious, with the exception being Atlético Madrid’s 4-2 win over Real Madrid in 2018.
Under previous manager Ange Postecoglou, Spurs had suffered more competitive defeats than any other Premier League club in 2025 (16). Despite losing the shootout, this game will go down in the records as a draw. More importantly, this excellent performance against one of the best teams in the world, albeit still rusty after a busy summer, will give their fans reason to be optimistic about what the Thomas Frank era may bring.
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