UEFA Super Cup: Why PSG Won’t Be Allowed to Keep Trophy after Beating Tottenham
- Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening after completing a comeback against Tottenham
- Tottenham were leading 2-0 with five minutes to go, but PSG equalised, took the game to penalties and won
- Despite winning the cup for the first time in their history, PSG won't be allowed to take the main trophy back home
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Paris Saint-Germain completed their set of European trophies after they beat Tottenham Hotspur to win the UEFA Super Cup on August 13.
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The game, which was held at the Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, was a dramatic one after PSG pulled a late smash-and-grab.
The French giants qualified for the one-off final after thrashing Inter Milan to win their maiden Champions League title in May. Tottenham, on the other hand, beat Manchester United in the Europa League final.
The North Londoners sacked their manager, Ange Postecoglou, shortly after the final and brought in Thomas Frank from Brentford.
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The Dane enjoyed a quick start to his competitive spell as a Spurs manager as goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero gave them a surprise 2-0 lead.
PSG, who only resumed training six days ago after their prolonged participation in the Club World Cup, were lethargic at the start. Both Spurs goals came from corner routines.
Luis Enrique's side, however, grew into the game and scored twice in the last five minutes, including a stoppage-time goal from Goncalo Ramos to force penalties.
In the penalties, Vitinha missed the first pen for PSG, but new goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier spared his blushes after he saved Van de Ven's effort. Mathys Tel then missed his penalty kick before Nuno Mendes scored the winning goal.
UEFA Super Cup rules PSG must follow
Despite winning the trophy, PSG won't be allowed to take the trophy they lifted back to France. UEFA has some strict rules that the winners of their competitions must follow.
Article 9 of the Regulations of the Super Cup explains that the winning team will be handed a different trophy from the one they lifted.
The one UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin gave PSG captain Marquinhos is to be kept by the governing body at all times.
"The original trophy, which is used for the official presentation ceremony at the final and at other official events approved by UEFA, remains in UEFA’s keeping and ownership at all times. A full-size replica trophy, the UEFA Super Cup winners' trophy, is awarded to the winning club."
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At the same time, the winning club must ensure that the trophy is in their control at all times and doesn't leave the club's country without prior permission from UEFA.
"Replica trophies awarded to winners of the competition (past and current) must remain within the relevant club’s control at all times and may not leave the club’s country without UEFA’s prior written consent (in this respect, clubs must comply with any request from the UEFA administration to confirm the location of the club’s replica trophies)."
Enrique: Tottenham deserved to win
Speaking after the game, Enrique admitted that his side didn't deserve to win the game. The former Barcelona manager drew comparisons of how long Tottenham have been training and admitted his side were lucky.
"For 80 minutes, we didn't deserve that. I think Tottenham deserved to win the match because they were in form, they were training for six weeks, and they played a great match. We have been training only for six days, but sometimes football is unfair. I have to say we were very lucky in the last 10 minutes that we could score two goals," he told TNT Sports via ESPN.
Tottenham aim dig at Arsenal after Hong Kong win
In a separate report, Tottenham took a swipe at Arsenal after winning their preseason friendly in Hong Kong.
The Lilywhites referenced their recent triumph in the Europa League, with many convinced it was a dig at their rivals, who have gone for over five years without winning a trophy.
Tottenham were given a trophy after the game, which Heung-min Son, who has since left the club, lifted.
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