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Reigning UEFA Champions League holders, PSG have added another major trophy to their cabinet.
The Parisiens sealed the UEFA Super Cup trophy over Tottenham on penalties on Wednesday night after a spirited second half performance.
Tottenham Hotspur put up a brilliant one hour performance against Paris Saint-Germain but capitulated in the final half hour of the tie.
The Blue Energy Stadium in Udine, hosted the the two champions on Wednesday night as both clubs contested for the first major trophy of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur started the match with great intention as Brazilian striker Richarlison forced a save off PSG’s new goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier after twenty minutes.
Chevalier was called into action again in the 39th minute as he made a brilliant save to stop Palhinha’s shot from crossing the goal line.
Unfortunately, Chevalier was beaten moments later as Micky van der Ven pounced on a rebound to give Tottenham Hotspur the lead five minutes into the first half break.
Tottenham started the second half the better side again and it took only three minutes before they doubled their lead. Newly-appointed captain, Christian Romero powered a sublime header imto the back of the net from a cross into the box.
Luis Enrique’s men looked lost until the introduction of Spanish midfielder, Fabian Ruiz, Lee Kang-In and Goncalo Ramos.
While the Lily Whites looked “home and dry”, the Parisiens pushed back and got a consolation with five minutes left on the clock.
Korean winger Lee Kang-In latched on to a fine pass from Portuguese midfielder, Vitinha as he powered a fine shot from edge of the box into the net to halve the deficit.
The Parisiens restored parity in added time of the 90 as Goncalo Ramos met Ousmane Dembele’s cross with a powerful header to level the scoreline and send the match into penalties.
Vitinha gave Tottenham the advantage as he missed his penalty kick while Solanke and Bentacur converted theirs. Unfortunately Micky van de Ven and Mathyys Tel missed their spot kicks while Nuno Mendes scored the decisive kick to crown PSG as new UEFA Super Cup champions.
