Champions League winners PSG rallied from 2-0 down in the 85th minute to defeat Europa League victors Spurs in Udine, Italy
PSG win UEFA Super Cup on penalties — updates and reaction
Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Tottenham Hotspur on penalties to win the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.
The European champions came from 2-0 down in the closing stages of normal time and then recovered from 2-0 down in the shootout to prevail.
Spurs looked destined for glory thanks to goals either side of half-time from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero. But they were unable to close it out as substitutes Lee Kang-in and Goncalo Ramos sent the game to penalties.
Vitinha put PSG's first penalty wide, but his team-mates were flawless with their other four spot kicks. Van de Ven had his penalty saved and Mathys Tel missed the target.
PSG penalties scored: Ramos, Dembele, Lee, Mendes; PSG penalties missed: Vitinha.
Tottenham penalties scored: Solanke, Bentancur, Porro; Tottenham penalties missed/saved: Van de Ven, Tel.
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Is this the start of a PSG dynasty?
With the ease that PSG brushed aside a lot of teams in the Champions League last season, it raised the question of how they could be stopped.
And despite a brief wobble with defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final and having to fight back from a two goal deficit tonight, their claim as Europe’s best team remains.
Luis Enrique has worked wonders and they will only get stronger as the season goes on. Can anyone stop them in the Champions League this season as they go in search of a second title?
Here's that winning moment!
Tottenham lose, but there are positive signs for the future
Overall my impression was that Spurs did look like they belonged back on this stage.
What they lacked in individual quality relative to PSG they made up for with intelligent planning.
Interested to see how they can replicate this in the Champions League Phase.
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Gianluigi who?
OK, it was not a goalkeeping masterclass in the shootout — but it was still a positive performance from Lucas Chevalier on his debut.
One penalty saved and a couple of decent stops are enough to instil confidence for any PSG fans worrying about the player they appear to be losing in Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Chevalier looked confident with his feet and certainly had no trouble keeping hold of the Super Cup trophy once he had it in his hands.
Full-time stats zone
It looks pretty even from the full-time stats but these numbers have a pretty tidy split — Spurs earned theirs in the first half, and PSG the second.
All the momentum was with the French side, and it showed.
FT: PSG 2-2 Tottenham (PSG win 4-3 on pens)
Possession %: 74 — 26
Shots: 12 — 13
On target: 3 — 5
Big chances: 1 — 1
Blocked shots: 5 — 3
Touches in opposition box: 22 — 23
Duels won: 47 — 57
Dispossessed: 9 — 6
From the mentality change Ange Postecoglou was so desperate for Spurs to enjoy in the Europa League final, it is hard not to think of this as a bit of a choke to start the Thomas Frank era.
Queen's ‘We Are The Champions’ echoes around the Udine stadium as Ousmane Dembele smiles with the trophy over his shoulder.
Photo moment: A striker's finish
Put crosses into the box and Goncalo Ramos will stick them away.
PSG looked pretty rusty for most of the match — which is understandable given they were at the Club World Cup all summer and have had no pre-season — but eventually made their status as Champions League winners felt.
Returning to a more natural formation after some changes allowed Ousmane Dembele to whip in a cross and Ramos to head home to find the equaliser and make this victory possible.
PSG lift the UEFA Super Cup!
Marquinhos roars in delight as gold and silver ticker tape streams around the PSG players.
Cristian Romero and Kevin Danso applaud forlornly, tears drifting down their cheeks, as they watch on.
And now the PSG players
Led by manager Luis Enrique.
Nuno Mendes and Vitinha kiss the sizeable silver UEFA Super Cup trophy on their way past.
Captain Marquinhos is the last player. He picks up the trophy and...
Here come the Spurs players...
...frowns written across all of their faces.
Djed Spence barely looks at UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and immediately pulls his runners-up medal off in disdain.
Thomas Frank shakes hands with Ceferin.
Frank has plenty to be proud of
That was a really impressive performance from Tottenham, who can feel hard done by with that result after being 2-0 up.
Had there been extra time, you fancied PSG to find a winner anyway but Spurs were the better side overall tonight.
They were defensively resolute and offered plenty from set pieces — food for thought for Frank with the new Premier League season days away.
Echoing Jack's thoughts...
It's been a good summer for the stop-doing-silly-penalty-run-ups among us...
PSG shine brightly again — somehow
It’s not always easy to work out whether victory or defeat is deserved in football, and especially when it’s decided by a penalty shootout.
But it was really disappointing to see how defensive and passive Tottenham became after going 2-0 up.
As for PSG, the context of this being their first pre-season outing makes the fact they came back in the first place simply remarkable.
Luis Enrique’s changes proved his squad’s quality, with Fabian Ruiz exceptional and both Lee Kang-in and Goncalo Ramos making a significant impact off the bench.
But their work rate impressed too; their level never dropped, even when chasing two goals.
Would Gianluigi Donnarumma have saved even more of those Tottenham penalties? I reckon so — but that doesn’t matter now. It’s another brilliant night for the boys from Paris.
PSG player ratings
Here’s how we rate every PSG performance in the match:
Chevalier - 7. Mostly impressed on debut but could have done better for Spurs’ second goal. Made a decisive save in the shootout.
Hakimi - 6. Tested when Spence got forward, generally ineffective by his standards.
Marquinhos - 6. Allowed Richarlison some joy in a few first-half chances, grew into the match as his team improved.
Pacho - 7. Faced up to the challenge of Spurs’ counter-attacks well. Handled the challenges thrown at him.
Mendes - 6. Kept busy by Kudus on PSG’s left. Limited in his offensive contribution.
Vitinha - 7. Stifled by Sarr’s marking. Looked rusty after not having a pre-season but is still a class act.
Zaire-Emery - 6. Creative and grew into the game but did not offer enough.
Doue - 6. Involved in build-up play but could have offered more.
Barcola - 7. Lively but let his frustrations show as Spurs stifled his chances.
Kvaratskhelia - 6. Faced double marking by Spurs defenders so had limited influence. Frustration started to show in the second half.
Dembele - 7. Needed to drop deep to help build attacks. Was better when on the right, delivered the cross for the equaliser.
Subs:
Fabian Ruiz - 7. Needlessly offside as Barcola thought he had scored. Made a difference as PSG pushed for goals.
Lee Kang-in - 7. Clinical with the finish to give PSG a late lifeline.
Mbaye - 7. Lively when coming on, had a soft penalty shout denied.
Ramos - 7. Made a proper centre-forward’s run to score the header and level late on.
I'm fully Dean Saunders about modern penalty run-ups I'm afraid.
Just run up to the ball and take a proper penalty, please.
Tottenham's players doubled over in desolation.
Luis Enrique beaming with delight
As ‘Freed From Desire’ reverberates around the Stadio Friuli, Luis Enrique pumps his fists in front of the travelling PSG fans.
Tottenham players look distraught.
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