Everyone of a Parisian persuasion will never forget this season because PSG won an unprecedented quadruple and completed a perfect sweep of awards.
Luis Enrique’s team won the Coupe de France and Ligue 1 with utter ease. They also won the Trophee des Champions earlier in the year, but this year’s Champions League champions will go down in history as the first ever.
PSG became the second French club to win the European championship, joining bitter rival Marseille in that exclusive club. The Holy Grail was finally delivered after a decade and a half of intense investment from QSI.
In May, PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich, breaking the record for the largest margin of victory ever seen in a competition final. It was also accomplished in emphatic fashion.
After also winning the Club World Cup in the summer, Enrique’s team had their sights set on a quintuple. They were also highly anticipated to play Chelsea in the final, but Enzo Maresca’s team defeated the Parisians 3-0. Because of that adventure in the United States, PSG hasn’t played any friendlies since returning from preseason.
Their 2024–25 campaign only came to an end less than a month ago, and the season is almost over, with PSG playing their Ligue 1 debut against Nantes this weekend. On the other hand, Spurs have had an extensive preseason program, playing six friendlies under new manager Thomas Frank, remaining unbeaten until a 4-0 loss at Bayern Munich last week.
Ending the club’s 17-year wait for silverware was not enough to save Ange Postecoglou, as the Aussie was sacked following a 17th-place finish in the Premier League, despite leading them to Europa League glory in May.
Although Spurs’ victory over local rivals Arsenal in a Hong Kong friendly was an early positive sign, this matchup will provide a much clearer indication of where they are as they prepare for a Champions League campaign.
When Burnley travels to North London on Saturday, Frank will take charge of his first Premier League game in charge of the team. If Burnley don’t win, it will be a worrying start.
This will be Spurs’ first Super Cup appearance, and neither team has won it before. PSG, on the other hand, will want to avoid repeating their nightmare from 1996-97, when they entered as UEFA Cup winners and lost 9-2 on aggregate to Juventus.