Overview of the match for Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham
The European season opens in Udine while Paris Saint-Germain meets Tottenham in super cup on Wednesday.
The two clubs arrive after overcoming last major obstacles – PSG as winners of the Champions and Spurs League as winners of the Europa League – and the two now have the chance to add another trophy before the start of the national campaigns.
PSG experienced a 2024-25 history, completing an unprecedented quadruple as they swept away domestic competitions and finally won the Champions League, the pinnacle winning a 5-0 victory against Inter in the final.
Their itinerary to this success was incredible, but a recent defeat in the final of the World Cup of Clubs by Chelsea means that they return to the action of the back of a small friendly preparation.
Their Ligue 1 season starts on weekends against Nantes.
Tottenham experienced a much more complete pre-season under the new boss Thomas Frank, playing six friendly games and remains undefeated until a heavy 4-0 defeat against Bayern Munich last week.
Despite the end of a long trophy drought with the success of the Europa League, the Spurs made a change of management during the summer and arrived in Italy by finding their feet before an opening match of the Premier League against Burnley.
None of the two clubs previously won the Super Cup – this is the first appearance of the Spurs in the competition.
Team news for Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham
The PSG team is largely intact after their trophy campaign. The main uncertainty involves the goalkeeper spot – Gianluigi Donnarumma seems to continue to move on and Lucas Chevalier was brought as a probable option between the positions.
Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez come back from suspension, but Joao Neves is suspended for two games after his red card in the Club World Cup final.
Tottenham will be without James Maddison for most of the season after an LCA injury suffered during a pre-season friend.
Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin remain away, Dominic Solanke missed a large part of the pre-season and it is unlikely that it is risky here, and the left-wing destiny is questionable for this match and the opener of Burnley.
Lineaux expected for Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham
Paris Saint-Germain: Knight; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaire-Eéry, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Tottenham: Vicariate; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Paille, Pope Sarr; Johnson, Richarlison, Kudus
How to watch Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham: TV Channel, Online Flow
The Super Cup will start at 8 p.m. BST Wednesday evening. It is available to watch in the United Kingdom on TNT SPORTS 1, TNT SPORTS Ultimate or online via the Discovery +application.
The Statistics of Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham
- PSG has become the first French team to win a quadruple – Ligue 1, Coupé de France, Trophee des Champions and Champions League – in one season
- The 5-0 victory of PSG against Inter in May was the biggest margin of victory of a final in the Champions League
- PSG recorded an average of 3.05 goals per game in all competitions last season; Tottenham on average 1.87
- PSG only conceded 27 goals in 52 games last season; Spurs conceded 72 in 54 games
- Khvicha KVaratskhelia scored 11 goals in 14 games after joining PSG in January
- Tottenham pre-season: WDDWDL
- Neither parties have already won the Super Cup; This is the first appearance of Tottenham
Prediction
The superior individual quality of PSG and the recent history in Europe make them favorites.
Tottenham’s pre-season has been precious, but they are in a transitional phase under Thomas Frank and will probably find the champions too strong at night.
Prediction: PSG 4-1 Tottenham
