European champions Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first-ever UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties after staging a dramatic late comeback to draw 2-2 in regulation time.
The match, held at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, marked the beginning of a new season with silverware for PSG, who added a fifth trophy to their growing 2025 haul.
Tottenham, playing their first competitive match under new head coach Thomas Frank, appeared on course for victory after taking a 2-0 lead early in the second half. Micky van de Ven opened the scoring in the 39th minute, and Cristian Romero doubled the advantage just three minutes after the break.
But PSG, showing their trademark resilience, fought back late. Substitute Lee Kang-in pulled one back in the 85th minute, and Gonçalo Ramos headed in the equalizer four minutes into stoppage time, forcing a penalty shootout.
The shootout began poorly for PSG, with Vitinha firing their first attempt wide. However, new goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier came to the rescue, saving from Van de Ven, while Mathys Tel also missed for Spurs. Ramos, Ousmane Dembélé, and Lee converted their kicks before Nuno Mendes calmly slotted home the winner.
Although Dominic Solanke, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Pedro Porro scored from the spot for Spurs, it wasn’t enough to prevent PSG’s historic victory—making them the first French club ever to win the Super Cup.
The triumph is the perfect start to the new campaign for Luis Enrique’s side, who had only recently returned from a shortened off-season following their FIFA Club World Cup final defeat to Chelsea last month.
PSG now turn their focus to Ligue 1, beginning their domestic title defense away to Nantes on Sunday. Spurs, meanwhile, kick off their Premier League season at home against Burnley on Saturday.
PSG’s Super Cup success follows their historic UEFA Champions League triumph in May, when they dismantled Inter Milan 5-0 in the most dominant final performance in the tournament’s 70-year history.
Teenage sensation Désiré Doué scored twice in that match, which also featured goals from Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and substitute Senny Mayulu. It was PSG’s first Champions League title, arriving five years after their loss to Bayern Munich in the 2020 final.
The Parisian club’s emphatic win capped a decade of heavy investment by their Qatari owners and marked just the second time a French club has lifted European football’s biggest prize—Marseille being the first in 1993.
For head coach Luis Enrique, it was a second Champions League title, a decade after his first with Barcelona. And for PSG, it signaled the emergence of a new era: a young, dynamic squad rebuilt intelligently in the wake of Kylian Mbappé’s departure, now coming into full bloom.
