PSG Stun Spurs in Penalty Drama: Enrique Calls Win 'Miracle'

Spurs Luis Enrique pays Tottenham and Thomas Frank ultimate compliment after Super Cup defeat to PSG Paris Saint-Germain beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup, but Luis Enrique said Spurs were more deserving of victory footballlondon Bookmark Share Comments Spurs By Matthew Abbott 08:26, 14 AUG 2025 Bookmark Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique spoke magnanimously in victory about Tottenham Hotspur (Image: UEFA via Getty Images) Don't miss any of the latest and best Spurs news - sign up to the free Tottenham newsletter for updates straight to your inbox More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Don't miss any of the latest and best Spurs news - sign up to the free Tottenham newsletter for updates straight to your inbox Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Luis Enrique has said it was akin to a miracle that Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup over Tottenham Hotspur . Spurs led 2-0 in Udine after goals from Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven either side of half-time. PSG substitute Lee Kang-in, however, halved their deficit in the 85th minute before Goncalo Ramos equalised four minutes into additional time. Tottenham then led 2-0 in the penalty shootout after Dominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur scored either side of a miss from Vitinha. PSG would not miss again, though, while Van de Ven, then Mathys Tel , erred from the spot. Thomas Frank likened the penalty shootout to "a flip of a coin" but acknowledged there was "so much to be happy with" and "so many positives" from the match itself. The new Spurs head coach described the first half as "almost perfect" and spoke of his pride for "the team, the club, and the fans". This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky Sports deal Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more. £35 Sky Get Sky Sports here Enrique , meanwhile, was remarkably magnanimous in victory afterwards. Seconds into an interview with TNT Sports , he asked, "Do you think we deserved that?" before answering that same question when put to him by the interviewer, Jules Breach. "For 80 minutes, we didn’t deserve that," Enrique said. "I think Tottenham deserved the win in the match. "We could feel they were in form; they could feel they had been training for six weeks; they played a great match. We had been training for only six days. "Sometimes football is unfair, we were very lucky that in the last ten minutes we could score two goals. I have to say that my players had faith until the last minute, like our supporters, but football is unpredictable and in that sense, we were very lucky." After explaining their struggles playing after barely training, Enrique proclaimed, "It was like a miracle." KICK OFF - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. pre-season guide 2025/26 The countdown is on to the 2025/26 Premier League campaign - and our pre-season guide is the ideal way to prepare for the action ahead. As well as in-depth analysis and opinion on your club, we turn the spotlight on every team battling for top-flight glory - or simply survival in the toughest league in the world! Also full fixtures guide so you don't miss a game in what is set to be a thrilling season. Get your copy NOW Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Football London Facebook X (Twitter) Comment More On European Super Cup Luis Enrique PSG PSG vs Tottenham Hotspur Spurs Thomas Frank

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique spoke magnanimously in victory about Tottenham Hotspur (Image: UEFA via Getty Images)

Luis Enrique has said it was akin to a miracle that Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup over Tottenham Hotspur .

Spurs led 2-0 in Udine after goals from Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven either side of half-time. PSG substitute Lee Kang-in, however, halved their deficit in the 85th minute before Goncalo Ramos equalised four minutes into additional time.

Tottenham then led 2-0 in the penalty shootout after Dominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur scored either side of a miss from Vitinha. PSG would not miss again, though, while Van de Ven, then Mathys Tel , erred from the spot.

Thomas Frank likened the penalty shootout to "a flip of a coin" but acknowledged there was "so much to be happy with" and "so many positives" from the match itself. The new Spurs head coach described the first half as "almost perfect" and spoke of his pride for "the team, the club, and the fans".

Enrique , meanwhile, was remarkably magnanimous in victory afterwards. Seconds into an interview with TNT Sports , he asked, "Do you think we deserved that?" before answering that same question when put to him by the interviewer, Jules Breach.

"For 80 minutes, we didn’t deserve that," Enrique said. "I think Tottenham deserved the win in the match.

"We could feel they were in form; they could feel they had been training for six weeks; they played a great match. We had been training for only six days.

"Sometimes football is unfair, we were very lucky that in the last ten minutes we could score two goals. I have to say that my players had faith until the last minute, like our supporters, but football is unpredictable and in that sense, we were very lucky."

After explaining their struggles playing after barely training, Enrique proclaimed, "It was like a miracle."