Luis Enrique celebrates the victory of PSG.
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Paris Saint-Germain achieved an epic comeback to conquer the European Super Cup in Udine, surpassing Tottenham in the penalty shootout after matching 2-2 in regulatory time.
The coach Luis Enrique recognized the special of the triumph given the preparation circumstances: “I think it is difficult to talk about this game. We train five or six days and win …”.
The result, in addition to adding a new title to the Club showcases, reinforces confidence in a team that just begins its season.
“This is football”: Luis Enrique
In his analysis of the meeting, Luis Enrique did not hesitate to praise the opponent, underlining the effort that the scoring meant before a more physically shot team.
“I think Tottenham made a very good game, they were in a better way than us. However, we had the ability to fight until the end. I don't know if the result is fair, but football is,” said the Asturian coach, highlighting the PSG resilience so as not to give up or when the score was 2-0 against.
Tottenham, with the game in the pocket
The game had moments of great tension. The Londoners advanced with goals from Micky Van de Ven in the first half and Cristian Romero at the beginning of the complement, taking advantage of an error by goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.
However, in the final stretch, the current Champions Champion reacted: Lee Kang-in cut distances with a powerful shot at 84 ′ and Gonçalo Ramos matched in 90+3 ′ to force penalties.
In the charges from the 12 steps, Van de Ven and Mathys Tel failures were decisive for the PSG to lift the trophy.
Life after Donnarumma
Luis Enrique also referred to Lucas Chevalier's performance, headline in the match after the technical decision to leave the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma out of the team.
“Very happy for him and for the entire team,” he said, supporting the young French goalkeeper who, despite the error in the second goal, knew how to remain calm in decisive times. Chevalier's choice marked a point of attention after the discard of Italian bodyguards, which now looks for a team.
With this title, the PSG starts the 2025/26 season with an important mood impulse, demonstrating that, even without its maximum tuning, it can compete and win in scenarios of maximum demand.
Luis Enrique, who barely had less than a week of previous training, again made it clear that mental strength and reaction capacity will be pillars of this new project, with the aim of continuing to conquer Europe.
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