PSG rip the trophy from Marseille in a shootout classic. In Kuwait City tonight, Paris Saint-Germain turned a near loss into silverware, winning the 2025 Trophée des Champions on penalties after a 2 to 2 draw. A 90 plus 5 equalizer from Gonçalo Ramos lit the fuse. Lucas Chevalier’s gloves did the rest.
A final with a heartbeat
This was Le Classique with bite. It was tense from the first whistle. Ousmane Dembélé struck first in the 13th minute, his low finish sliding inside the far post. Marseille stayed stubborn, then grew bold. Mason Greenwood leveled from the spot in the 76th minute. Willian Pacho, under pressure, turned the ball into his own net in the 87th minute, and Marseille thought that was the winner. It was not.
Ramos arrived in the final seconds. A frantic ball broke across the box, the striker stayed calm, and he buried it. That goal tore the game away from Marseille’s grasp and yanked it into a shootout.
PSG lift a record 14th Trophée des Champions, their fourth straight in this competition.
Key moments in quick hits:
- 13′ Dembélé gives PSG the lead
- 76′ Greenwood equalizes from the spot
- 87′ Pacho own goal puts Marseille ahead
- 90 plus 5 Ramos forces penalties
Luis Enrique’s control holds under fire
Luis Enrique set his team to own the ball, to pull Marseille around, and to wait for the right lane. PSG slowed and sped the game by choice, not by chance. Vitinha and the midfield three kept passing angles short and safe. The full backs measured their runs to protect the rest defense. It was control first, risk second.
That plan paid off late. With legs tired, PSG’s structure kept them steady. They attacked in waves, but stayed compact behind the ball. The last push was patient, not frantic. The equalizer came from belief in the system, not a hopeful hit.
Marseille deserve credit. They pressed smart, then sat in a tight block, and looked to hit quick through the channels. Greenwood’s penalty came from that edge, the pressure that forces mistakes. Under Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille played brave and direct when it mattered, and they were seconds from glory.
Chevalier, cool as ice
Then came the shootout. PSG needed a hero, and Lucas Chevalier stepped forward. He saved two penalties with fast feet and sharp reads, staying tall and waiting out the takers. His timing was sure, his mindset calm. In moments like this, technique meets nerve. Chevalier had both.
On the other side, PSG’s takers were ruthless. Ramos struck first. Vitinha followed with a clean hit. Nuno Mendes passed his into the corner. Désiré Doué sealed it with swagger. The sequence was simple and cold, the mark of a team that trains these moments.
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Turning point, Ramos at 90 plus 5. That goal flipped the mood, the momentum, and the trophy.
Culture, stakes, and what this means
Le Classique always comes with weight. Even in Kuwait, the rivalry traveled. The noise felt familiar, the colors bold in the desert night. This was about pride as much as polish. PSG needed a statement to start 2026, and they made one. Marseille, hurt but defiant, showed they can match pace and pressure.
For PSG, this title is about habit. Winning is not a surprise, it is an expectation. Four in a row proves routine, not luck. The squad has been reshaped, yet the standard holds. From Dembélé’s sharp start to Ramos’s late punch, the attack showed layers. From Vitinha’s control to Chevalier’s saves, the spine held firm.
For Marseille, there is pain tonight. There is also proof. They stood toe to toe with PSG in a final, carried a lead into stoppage time, and forced errors. De Zerbi’s ideas are taking root, the team looks fierce in transition, and the work without the ball has teeth.
The final word
Paris Saint-Germain win the 2025 Trophée des Champions, 4 to 1 on penalties after a 2 to 2 draw at Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium. They were seconds from defeat, then refused to blink. Ramos dragged them back. Chevalier shut the door. The first trophy of 2026 is Parisian, and the message is simple. Under pressure, PSG still find a way.
