Two goals down with five minutes left, and still they found a way. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are the UEFA Super Cup 2025 winner, beating Tottenham Hotspur on August 13 at Udine’s Stadio Friuli after a breathless 2–2 that went straight to penalties. Nuno Mendes buried the decisive kick; the shootout finished 4–3 to PSG (6–5 overall), sealing the club’s first Super Cup and the first ever for a French side.
Before the football took over, the UEFA Super Cup 2025 final opened with a moment designed to cut through the noise of sport: children from Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, and Ukraine stepped onto the pitch carrying a banner that read, “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians.” Two Palestinian children, Tala (12) and Mohamed (9), later joined the medal presentation. UEFA framed the message as humanitarian, not political—a plea for basic decency on a global stage.
How the UEFA Super Cup 2025 final flipped on its head
Tottenham were hard, disciplined, and clinical for 85 minutes. Micky van de Ven thumped them in front on 39; Cristian Romero doubled it three minutes after the break. Then came the turn. Lee Kang-in arrowed one into the bottom corner on 85, nerves crackled, and in stoppage time Ousmane Dembélé ripped down the right and hung a gorgeous cross for Gonçalo Ramos to dive and nod in. No extra time in this competition: straight to pens. Spurs blinked; PSG didn’t.
The shootout told its own story. Tottenham surged 2–0 ahead, but Lucas Chevalier saved from van de Ven, Mathys Tel dragged wide, and PSG’s takers steadied. Ramos, Dembélé, Lee—and finally Mendes—flipped the script. Attendance: 21,025. A night that started Spurs-blue ended PSG-red.
Player of the Match, and the little battles that decided it
Dembélé wasn’t just busy; he was decisive, named Player of the Match after torturing his flank and delivering the equaliser on a plate. Tottenham’s plan—compress the middle, hit quickly through Kudus and Richarlison—worked until it didn’t. When legs got heavy, PSG’s bench (Ramos at 77’, Lee at 68’) tilted the field.
The banner, explained
UEFA has been under a microscope for how it handles tributes and conflicts. The foundation-led banner was presented as a universal humanitarian appeal; others inevitably read it as commentary on Gaza. Whatever your view, it made the pre-match hush feel different, and it will live in the photos of the night alongside the trophy lift.
UEFA Super Cup stats that matter
- Score: PSG 2–2 Spurs; PSG won 4–3 on penalties (6–5 overall).
- Scorers: van de Ven 39’, Romero 48’ — Lee 85’, Ramos 90+4’.
- Shootout: Spurs (Solanke ✓, Bentancur ✓, van de Ven ✗, Tel ✗, Porro ✓); PSG (Vitinha ✗, Ramos ✓, Dembélé ✓, Lee ✓, Mendes ✓).
- Attendance: 21,025.
- Player of the Match: Ousmane Dembélé.
Why it’s historic
For years, French clubs flirted with this trophy—never sealed it. Who won UEFA Super Cup 2025? Paris Saint-Germain, and with it the first French team to lift the Super Cup. For Luis Enrique’s group, it caps a run that already includes last season’s Champions League. Nights like this are how eras start.
Final Word
UEFA Super Cup 2025 winner? PSG—after a late rally, a 2–2 in normal time, and a 4–3 shootout in Udine—plus a pre-match banner that gave Europe plenty to talk about.
