UEFA Super Cup: How Much PSG Earned After Beating Tottenham on Penalties
- Paris Saint-Germain are the 2025 UEFA Super Cup winners after defeating Tottenham Hotspur
- The UEFA Champions League winners, PSG, defeated the Europa League winner Spurs on penalties
- The French Ligue 1 champions received the ultimate cash prize for winning the European curtain raiser
Paris Saint-Germain have defeated Tottenham to win the 2025 UEFA Super Cup at the Stadio Friuli, Udine and received a huge financial reward.
The UEFA Europa League winners appeared to have taken a cue from their London neighbours Chelsea who beat PSG in the Club World Cup final, by racing to a 2-0 lead, but bottled the lead in the closing stages.
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Spurs scored late in the first half and early in the second half through centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero to get the job done.
A late fightback from the French Ligue 1 champions, with two late goals from Kang-in Lee and Goncalo Ramos, was enough to take the game to penalties.
Luis Enrique’s side shrugged off Vitinha’s miss and won the shootout after Mathys Tel and van de Ven missed their spot kicks.
PSG’s new goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier, saved the Dutch defender’s spot kick to redeem himself from an error during the match.
PSG’s UEFA Super Cup cash prize
According to Diario AS, the UEFA Super Cup is a one-game competition of two European champions with limited financial reward.
Both clubs earned €4 million for turning up, while the winner, Paris Saint-Germain, in this case, receives an extra €1.1 million, taking their earnings to €5.1mil.
The French champions have now won five trophies this season, including their first Champions League. Chelsea denied them a historic sextuple.
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Thomas Frank reacts to Tottenham’s loss
Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank was close to winning a trophy in his first competitive match in charge of the team after replacing Ange Postecoglou.
The Dane applauded his players for giving everything, but admitted that they could not fight until the end against a team with an incredible amount of individual talent.
“Very proud of the players, the club, the team. They gave everything, played against one of the best in the world. 75-80 minutes, gave away nothing against a team with four players with incredible individual talent,” he said, as quoted by NBC Sports.
“I knew we had to do something a little bit different against PSG, so it was like a special operation. It was in medical terms, the operation succeeded, but the patient died. So, not that good in the end.
“I’d like to thank all the players who were brave enough to step up and take a penalty.”
Frank and his players will now shift their attention to the Premier League, where they will face newly-promoted Burnley as they start a season to redeem almost getting relegated last season.
Galatasaray stars predicted Super Cup final
Legit.ng earlier reported that Galatasaray players predicted the Super Cup final between Tottenham and PSG after their training session on Wednesday.
All the players quizzed, including former PSG star Mauro Icardi, sided with the Parisians, while Victor Osimhen was indecisive because he has friends in both teams.
Source: Legit.ng
