UEFA Champions league holders Paris Saint-Germain will face Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. PSG are major favourites to win at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine.
Precisely a month after losing the FIFA Club World Cup final to Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain will face the Blues’ London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, in the UEFA Super Cup.
Luis Enrique’s PSG (1.46) stormed to last season’s UEFA Champions League title. They thrashed Italy’s Inter 5-0 in the final.
Tottenham (6.40) beat Manchester United 1-0 in the final of the UEFA Europa League – redeeming an otherwise poor season. Ange Postecoglou was subsequently replaced as head coach by Thomas Frank.
PSG Look to Keep Enrique Revolution Going
For PSG, the difficulty this season will be keeping motivation at the level it was en route to European glory. They had never won the Champions League before their superb 2024-25 treble-winning season. Now, Enrique’s men are tasked with doing it all over again.
They represented themselves with pride at the Club World Cup. However, PSG showed signs of strain in a 3-0 final defeat to Chelsea. This was a match the Parisian side was widely expected to win, but Enzo Maresca’s men upset the soccer betting odds.
No Donnarumma for European champions
PSG will have to make do without Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper behind their success in the Champions League. He has been axed from PSG’s squad ahead of the Super Cup, with several clubs reportedly interested in signing him.
Donnarumma has one year left on his current contract. He and PSG seemingly have yet to agree on terms for a new deal. It looks likely that the Italian shot-stopper will soon be plying his trade elsewhere.
Lucas Chevalier – a new signing from Lille – is likely to take over as the starting goalkeeper for the European champions.
New Dawn at Tottenham?
Spurs are at the beginning of a cycle again, following the sacking of Postecoglou. With Spurs having won the Europa League last season, many may have expected the Australian mentor to stay. However, the club opted to part ways with him. Ending Tottenham’s 17-year trophy drought was adjudged not to have been enough to undo their abysmal Premier League campaign. Spurs finished 17th in the table.
Thomas Frank has now taken over as head coach. Mohammed Kudus, the Ghanaian star, has been the marquee signing to date since the end of last season. Son Heung-min recently confirmed his departure from the club.
There is an opportunity for fresh change under the guidance of Frank. However, the Spurs have a long way to go.
Conclusion
Wednesday’s clash in Italy will take place between two clubs who recently achieved long-awaited European success. However, both are at a pivotal moment in their journeys. This looks set to be a thrilling match, with PSG heavy favourites to win.
