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.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the PSG
vs Tottenham stats from their UEFA Super Cup clash at Bluenergy
Stadium, Udine.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected
goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives
you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
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