Following a spectacular 4-3 penalty shootout win over Tottenham in the UEFA Super Cup, Paris Saint-Germain claimed their fifth trophy of 2025, having come from 2-0 down with two late goals.
Following first-half goals from defenders Micky van de Ven (39′) and new captain Cristian Romero (48′), the yearly conflict between the Champions League and Europa League winners seemed to be going Spurs’ way. Starting ahead of the leaving Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG keeper Lucas Chevalier first turned Joao Palhinha’s shot onto the crossbar and then failed to block Romero’s header for the second.
PSG hit late, with Spurs looking better after a longer preseason. In the 85th minute, Lee Kangin scored; Goncalo Ramos headed Ousmane Dembélé’s cross in stoppage time to force a penalty.
Though the French team converted their following four, Vitinha missed PSG’s first spot kick. With Nuno Mendes scoring the last shot, Van de Ven and Mathys Tel were eliminated for Spurs.
“I am delighted.” “We have little planning, but football is also about the mental aspect,” Marquinhos, captain of PSG, said to Canal Plus. “They sat back after going 20 up; it’s dangerous to ask PSG to come at you.”
In his first competitive match in charge, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank stated, “We had them precisely where we wanted for 80 minutes until the 21st goal. In a penalty shootout, it’s a coin flip.
Though losing the Club World Cup final to Chelsea in January, PSG, who claimed a domestic treble last season, also won the Trophee des Champions.
