Following Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League triumph on Saturday, the 2 groups competing for this season’s UEFA Tremendous Cup have now been confirmed.
Luis Enrique’s record-breakers will meet Tottenham Hotspur after Ange Postecoglou saved his promise of second-season silverware as Spurs lifted the Europa League in Bilbao with victory over Manchester United.
PSG dismantled Inter Milan in Munich, operating out 5-0 victors – the largest last successful margin within the historical past of the competitors – courtesy of a star-turn from Need Doue, who bagged a brace, in addition to targets from Achraf Hakimi, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and substitute Senny Mayulu.
Spurs booked their place within the Tremendous Cup after Brennan Johnson’s scrappy aim secured a slim 1-0 win over United to finish a 17-year watch for a significant trophy.
Right here’s all the things you’ll want to know in regards to the 2025 UEFA Tremendous Cup.
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What’s the UEFA Tremendous Cup?
The UEFA Tremendous Cup is a one-off sport that marks the official starting of the European soccer season by pitting the earlier season’s Champions League winners in opposition to the Europa League champions.
The brainchild of Dutch reporter and newspaper editor, Anton Witkamp, the competitors formally started in 1973, beneath its authentic title, the Tremendous Competitors – and later the European Tremendous Cup – earlier than being renamed the UEFA Tremendous Cup in 1995.
The 1972 last between Ajax and Rangers is taken into account unofficial by UEFA as a result of reality the Scottish membership have been banned from European competitors due to fan hassle through the 1972 European Cup Winners’ Cup last.
Because of this, UEFA refused to endorse the competitors till the next season, the place Ajax beat Rangers 6–3 on combination over two legs.
The primary Tremendous Cup formally recognised and supported by European soccer governing physique was in 1973, once more gained by Ajax, who defeated AC Milan 6–1 on combination.
Actual Madrid are the present holders and are additionally the competitors’s most profitable membership with six titles.
No French group has ever gained the Tremendous Cup, though this will probably be PSG’s second look after they misplaced the 1996 version to Juventus.
It is going to be a primary time within the Tremendous Cup for Spurs, that means regardless of the end result there will probably be a brand new title on the trophy this 12 months.
Tremendous Cup: Date, kickoff time
The 2025 UEFA Tremendous Cup will happen on Wednesday, August 13, with kick-off at 20:00 (UK time).
If the scores are stage after 90 minutes, there will probably be no extra-time and so the conflict will probably be determined by a penalty shootout.
The timings will probably be removed from ideally suited for Spurs with the 2025-26 Premier League season getting underway simply two days later.
The place is the 2025 Tremendous Cup?
The Tremendous Cup will happen in Udine’s Stadio Friuli, the house of Italian top-flight facet Udinese.
The stadium has a capability of 25,144.
