Paris Saint-Germain won (2-2, then 4-3 on penalties) against Tottenham this Wednesday at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine in the 2025 European Super Cup. After the match, Parisian midfielder Vitinha (25) spoke to Sport TV. He discussed the difficult start to the match with a lack of preparation, the comeback, and the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
Vitinha: “We really believed in it”
“We started preseason a week ago, without a single match. We knew that would cause us problems, and that’s how it was. We weren’t able to impose our style of play; we lacked rhythm and availability, but that’s normal. And Tottenham ended up scoring two goals from two set pieces. It’s difficult.
But we believed in it until the end.” We really believed in it, not literally, but we really believed that we could go all the way, turn the tables, because we’ve done it several times before.
We knew that a single goal would put us completely in the game and make them tremble, because that’s how it is. And luckily, we managed to score. The 2-1 came a little late, but it was still possible to come back to 2-2 and go to penalties.
Vitinha: “There are nine PSG players nominated, and I think we deserved even more.”
The Ballon d’Or?
I had the opportunity to say, when the list was published, that I was very happy with this individual recognition, but only because it came after the collective success. There are nine PSG players nominated, and I think we deserved even more. But we only got there thanks to our collective success. »
The Parisians suffered for part of the match, as was to be expected. Their 2024-2025 season led to this late return, and they have to adapt. Tottenham were in better shape with a longer preparation. But Vitinha and his teammates once again showed great resources to turn the situation around.
There’s still this very strong team play, even if it wasn’t at its best yesterday, as well as a certain determination from the entire squad. Giving up is out of the question. All of this without panicking, even if we can sometimes see some irritation. It’s also a sign of the desire that remains present in this squad despite last season’s successes.
Which were achieved, obviously, partly thanks to the individual qualities of the Parisians. But also, and above all, because there are all these collective ingredients. We therefore appreciate seeing Vitinha highlight this, with the absence of certain players, when discussing a Ballon d’Or which tends to make discussions far too individualistic.
