Super Cup Preview: Matchups to Watch Between PSG and Tottenham | OneFootball

We’ve only just had a chance to catch our breath from the longest season in football history, and yet, the 2025-26 season is already beginning. Paris Saint-Germain will kick off their new season on Wednesday as they face off against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA SuperCup in Udine, Italy. It will be the 50th edition of the Super Cup, an annual match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, and it will be the first time that Tottenham are participating in the fixture. PSG, meanwhile, will be playing in the Super Cup for the second time, having previously lost 9-2 to Juventus across two legs in 1996.

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On paper, Les Parisiens look set to be the overwhelming favorites. PSG are coming off a season that saw them win a second-straight domestic treble, reach the FIFA Club World Cup final, and win their first-ever UEFA Champions League title. Tottenham, meanwhile, finished a dismal 17th in the Premier League but nevertheless ended their 17-year trophy drought after defeating Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final.

On the pitch, however, it could very well be a different story. Let’s take a look at the biggest make-or-breaks from the Super Cup:

Can Chevalier Cope with the Pressure?

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Tottenham have undergone a squad makeover since their European triumph, sacking manager Ange Postecoglou, appointing Thomas Frank, and selling club icon and attacking talisman Son Heung-Min to LAFC. PSG, in contrast, have been far quieter, but they’ve nevertheless ramped up their business in recent weeks by signing Ukrainian center-back Illia Zabarnyi and French goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. While Zabarnyi will likely start the match on the bench, Chevalier is expected to start in between the sticks in Udine.

Despite leading his team to European glory, Gianluigi Donnarumma has been relegated to backup status after failing to agree on a new contract past its current expiry in 2026 and looks set to depart this summer. The Italian released a statement on Tuesday, lamenting, “From the first day I arrived, I gave everything on and off the pitch to earn my place and defend the goal of Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, someone has decided that I can no longer be part of the group and contribute to the team’s success.” The pressure is now on Chevalier’s shoulders as he looks to hold his own on his debut, knowing that, with any lapse in concentration or botched clearance, fans and journalists alike will start to question Luis Enrique’s decision to phase out Donnarumma and bring in a new signing. As Renato Sanches has proven since joining in 2022, it’s one thing to do it at Lille; it’s another to do it in Paris.

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