PSG makes incredible comeback, wins European Super Cup for the first time

(NLDO) – Leading by 2 goals until the 83rd minute, Tottenham could not have imagined that they would lose the European Super Cup to their talented opponent PSG in the rest of the match.

Nearly thirty years ago, PSG, in their first ever appearance in the European Super Cup, suffered a disastrous result. They lost both legs to Juventus with a shocking aggregate score of 2-9. A real stain on the history of the team founded in 1970.

The thorny journey of the European Super Cup

Times have changed… PSG are now the number one team in Europe after winning the UEFA Champions League, and would have been the number one club in the world if they had not lost to Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup final last month.

The Paris team is considered very strong and can completely break the "Super Cup curse" to reach the top of Europe when their opponent Tottenham has just won their first European title (Europa League) after more than 20 years...

Richarlison vs Vitinha

The match at Stadio Friuli, Udine (Italy) started quite evenly with both teams playing cautiously. Tottenham gradually created pressure and unexpectedly took the lead in the 39th minute.

From a free kick near the middle of the field taken by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, the ball was hung deep into the middle and after rookie Palhinha's shot hit the crossbar, center-back Micky van de Ven quickly kicked the ball into the PSG net.

Center back Van de Ven opened the scoring for Tottenham

In the second half, the English representative continued to play solidly and doubled the gap in the 48th minute. Pedro Porro took a free kick from quite a distance and hung the ball deep into the PSG penalty area.

Unmarked, centre-back Cristian Romero jumped high and headed the ball past goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, putting Tottenham 2-0 up.

Cristian Romero headed the ball, doubling the gap for "London Roosters"

Dramatic comeback

Trailing by two goals, PSG went all out to attack. They dominated possession but struggled against Tottenham's deep-lying defence. Coach Luis Enrique made constant substitutions and two of the players brought on late in the game scored.

In the 84th minute, substitute Lee Kang-In received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired a low, dangerous shot into the far corner, narrowing the score to 1-2 for PSG.

Lee Kang-in spoke up with a superb long-range shot, shortening the gap to 1-2

With a visible boost in morale, PSG tried their best to find an equalizer in the remaining minutes and a miracle happened in the 90+4 minute of injury time. Playing poorly from the start of the match, in this situation, Ousmane Dembele received the ball from Achraf Hakimi and then made a cross just in time for Gonçalo Ramos to head in, bringing the match back to the starting line 2-2.

Substitute Goncalo Ramos scored the equalizer for PSG

According to UEFA regulations, the European Super Cup match does not have extra time, so the two teams immediately went into a penalty shootout. In this nerve-wracking match, PSG successfully took 4 kicks, while Tottenham only scored 3 goals.

Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier helped PSG win in the penalty shootout

Lucas Chevalier – who started in place of the uncapped Gianluigi Donnarumma – saved Van de Ven's shot, making an important contribution to the victory while Nuno Mendes was the player who took the decisive penalty, sealing a 4-3 penalty shootout win for PSG.

The miracle of "quintuple"

This is the first time in history that PSG has won the European Super Cup. The victory in Udine helped the Parisian capital team step up to the top of Europe, adding to the collection of achievements with a fifth trophy in 2025, including the French Super Cup, French Cup, Ligue 1, Champions League and European Super Cup.

Dembele holds the trophy high after being named "Best Player" of the match

For Tottenham, this defeat left many regrets. Coach Thomas Frank's team had more than 80 minutes to hold on to victory, but could not maintain the advantage.

This is the second time Spurs have participated in the European Super Cup, after the first time in 1984. Although they could not lift the trophy, Tottenham still showed that they are capable of competing in the big arena after winning the Europa League in May.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/psg-nguoc-dong-kho-tin-lan-dau-gianh-sieu-cup-chau-au-196250814052835787.htm