PSG/Tottenham: Vitinha on challenges, drive and Ballon d’Or

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·14 de agosto de 2025

PSG/Tottenham: Vitinha on challenges, drive and Ballon d’Or

Paris Saint-Germain won (2-2, then 4-3 on penalties) against Tottenham (PSG/Tottenham video summary) this Wednesday at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine as part of the 2025 European Super Cup. After the match, Parisian midfielder Vitinha (25 years old) spoke to Sport TV. He discussed the difficult start of the match due to a lack of preparation, the comeback, and the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

Vitinha “We really believed in it”

“We started the pre-season a week ago, without a single match. We knew it would cause us problems, and that's how it is. We couldn't impose our game, we lacked rhythm, availability, but that's normal. And Tottenham ended up scoring two goals from set pieces. It's difficult. But we believed in it until the end. We really believed in it, not literally, but we truly believed we could go all the way, turn the situation around, because we've done it several times before. We knew that just one goal would put us completely back in the game and make them tremble, because that's how it is. And fortunately, we managed to score. The 2-1 came a bit late, but it was still possible to come back to 2-2 and go to penalties.

Vitinha “There are nine PSG players nominated, and I think we deserved even more.”

The Ballon d'Or? I had the opportunity to say, when the list was published, that I was very happy with this individual recognition, but only because it came after collective success. There are nine PSG players nominated, and I think we deserved even more. But we only achieved this thanks to collective success.”

The Parisians struggled during part of the match, which was to be expected. Their 2024-2025 season led to this late start, and they need to adapt. Tottenham was more prepared with a longer preparation period. But Vitinha and his teammates showed great resilience to turn the situation around.

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There is always this very strong team play, even if it wasn't at its best yesterday, as well as a certain determination from the whole group. Giving up is out of the question. All of this without panicking, even if there can sometimes be signs of frustration. This is also a sign of the desire still present in this group despite the successes of the past season.

These successes were achieved, of course, partly thanks to the individual qualities of the Parisians. But also, and above all, because of all these collective ingredients. It is therefore appreciated to see Vitinha highlight this, with the absence of certain players, when discussing a Ballon d'Or that tends to make discussions far too individualistic.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.