In the UEFA Super Cup match, Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain faced Europa League holder Tottenham. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the last three months, Chelsea, who triumphed in the Conference League and the Club World Cup, did not participate in this Super Cup. The match was held at the stadium in Udine.
The Paris team gathered later than Tottenham as they reached the final of the Club World Cup. The Paris coach remained unchanged, while Tottenham took the field under a new coach.
Joao Neves was unable to participate for PSG due to suspension. Chevalye started as the goalkeeper in the main lineup.
For Tottenham, new players Palhinha and Kudus played in the starting lineup for the first time. From the early minutes of the game, both teams acted cautiously.
In the first half, Tottenham's attacks looked more dangerous. In the 39th minute, Van de Ven opened the scoring.
At the end of the first half, Tottenham hit the crossbar again, but an offside was called. At the beginning of the second half, Romeno scored the second goal with a header.
After that, Tottenham mainly played defensively. PSG tried to intensify their attacks, but many were stopped due to offside.
In the 85th minute, Kan In Li scored from long range to reduce the deficit. In the final minutes of the game, Dembele was active in attack, and Ramush equalized the score.
Regulation time ended with a score of 2:2, leading to a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, PSG players acted more accurately, winning 4:3.
Thus, Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time. Tottenham missed the victory and settled for second place.
