PSG, the reigning Champions League winners, face Tottenham, the defending Europa League champions, in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup — a matchup that promises a high level of soccer and serves as the first official trophy of the new season. Both sides are eager to start the campaign with silverware.
The French champions arrive as fresh winners of the Champions League, but still carry the sting of their defeat at the FIFA Club World Cup. Luis Enrique faces the challenge of maintaining the winning momentum that brought them the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France, and the continental crown.
For the Parisians, this will be their first match since that final loss to Chelsea. The squad only returned to training a week ago, without a proper preseason, adding both a physical and tactical hurdle ahead of this showdown.
Tottenham, meanwhile, enter the match with the boost of their Europa League triumph, a welcome lift after a roller-coaster Premier League campaign. The English side aim to kick off the year with another trophy, although they do so without their former star forward Heung Min Son.
Tottenham players celebrate the UEFA Europa League title.
What happens if PSG and Tottenham tie?
If the match ends in a draw after 90 minutes, it will go straight to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. No extra time will be played. This could work in Tottenham’s favor, as they have completed a full preseason, while Luis Enrique’s squad remain short on match rhythm following their late return to training.
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What happens if PSG lose against Tottenham?
If PSG fall to Tottenham, the English side will automatically be crowned UEFA Super Cup champions, becoming just the second Europa League winners to lift the trophy in the last 12 years. The first were Atletico Madrid, who defeated Real Madrid in 2018.
It would also mark a worrying trend for the Parisians — two consecutive defeats in major finals. After losing the Club World Cup to Chelsea, the UEFA Conference League champions, another loss to the Europa League champions would be a major embarrassment for the French giants.
What happens if PSG beat Tottenham?
If PSG defeat Tottenham, they will claim the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, continuing the dominance of recent Champions League winners and securing the title for the first time in their history. For Luis Enrique, it would be his second UEFA Super Cup and the first for the Paris club. It would also serve as redemption for PSG’s heavy loss in the competition’s 1996 edition, when they fell to Juventus by a 9-2 aggregate score.
