Paris Saint-Germain crushed Marseille’s long wait for silverware with a nerve-shredding French Super Cup triumph, winning 4–1 on penalties after a dramatic 2–2 draw in regulation time. Marseille came agonisingly close to lifting their first trophy in 14 years before PSG struck late and dominated the shootout.
PSG took an early lead when Ousmane Dembélé found the net in the 13th minute. Marseille fought back strongly in the second half as Mason Greenwood calmly converted a penalty to level the score. The momentum then swung dramatically in Marseille’s favour when a dangerous cross from Hamed Traoré forced PSG defender Willian Pacho into an own goal in the 87th minute.
Just when Marseille seemed destined for glory, they staged a stunning comeback.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒋𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝑺𝑮 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Late Equaliser and Penalty Heroics Seal PSG Glory
Deep into stoppage time, Gonçalo Ramos rescued PSG with a crucial equaliser in the fifth minute of added time, sending the final into a penalty shootout. From there, PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier became the hero, saving the first two Marseille penalties.
Désiré Doué calmly slotted home the decisive spot-kick, sparking wild celebrations among the Paris players and fans. For Marseille, the defeat was heartbreaking, with several players visibly emotional as their trophy dream slipped away yet again.
“𝑰𝒕 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆,” 𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆.
Thevictory extends their dominance in the competition, as they have now lifted 13 of the last 14 French Super Cups, reaffirming their status as France’s most ruthless big-game team.
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