PSG’s Desire Doue prepares to take a shot during a training session in Udine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
PSG’s Joao Neves tries to control a ball during a training session in Udine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Tottenham’s coach Thomas Frank walks on the pitch during a training session in Udine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Tottenham’s Mathys Tel warms up during a training session in Udine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
PSG’s Desire Doue prepares to take a shot during a training session in Udine, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain get back on the hunt for trophies in the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.
It’s the annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League — and PSG starts as the big favorite.
Coming off winning the treble, including for the first time, the Qatari-backed team from the French capital will look to bounce back from losing to Chelsea in the in the United States.
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Facing them at Stadio Friuli in Udine is another London club in Tottenham, which ended a 17-year wait for silverware by by beating Manchester United in the final.
Spurs have a new manager in Thomas Frank but also some big absentees, with attacking midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski injured and long-time star Son Heung-min recently sold to LAFC.
It is Tottenham’s first appearance in the Super Cup. PSG has played in it once, losing 9-2 on aggregate to Juventus over two legs in 1996.
PSG’s players have just returned to training after the Club World Cup, which extended last season to mid-July. Tottenham should be more match-sharp, having played a raft of friendlies including against Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
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