On Thursday evening, Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions Trophy by defeating Olympique de Marseille after a crazy match (2-2 at the end of regulation time, 4-1 on penalties).
Dembélé gives PSG an ideal start
In the 13th minute, Paris opened the scoring thanks to Ousmane Dembélé. Following a poorly executed Marseille clearance, Passion He loses possession under pressure. Vitinha recovers and immediately passes to Dembélé at the edge of the box. The Parisian striker, recently crowned Ballon d'Or winner, then chips the ball delicately over Gerónimo Rulli with his left foot to give PSG the lead.
At halftime, PSG led 1-0 in a very lively match. While Dembélé capitalized on a defensive error following a Vitinha gift, Marseille looked dangerous on several occasions, notably winning numerous corners. Lucas Chevalier, starting in goal for PSG, distinguished himself before halftime with two crucial saves against Leonardo Balerdi and then Emerson.
A knight in a state of grace, OM pushes forward
Upon returning from the locker room, Marseille increased the pressure. In the 56th minute, Amine gouiri A cross comes in from the left. Paixão bursts in between two defenders and heads powerfully, but Chevalier makes a superb save to his left. Moments later, Benjamin Pavard shoots from close range but is again denied by the Parisian goalkeeper, before the play is flagged offside. A minute later, Chevalier intervenes once more, confirming his central role in the Parisian defense.
The Marseilles revolt
In the 74th minute, the referee points to the penalty spot for OM. Aubameyang Greenwood plays a through ball. Chevalier, late in his run, doesn't touch the Marseille striker, who goes down in the box, but the referee awards a penalty. Greenwood takes the penalty himself and converts the spot kick with a low, angled shot across goal, sending the Parisian goalkeeper the wrong way.
In the ensuing attack, Marseille continued to press forward. Served by HöjbjergGouiri eliminates Marquinhos in the box and shoots with his right foot, but Chevalier wins his duel again by diving to his left.
A short-lived advantage for Marseille
In the 87th minute, OM thought they had done the hard part. Traoré made the difference on his wing, broke down the flank, and crossed towards Aubameyang. Trying to intervene in front of Chevalier, Pacho pushed the ball into his own net, giving Marseille the lead just minutes from time.
Ramos snatches the equalizer in a nail-biting finish.
Just as Marseille seemed headed for victory, PSG snatched an equalizer in stoppage time. In the 95th minute, it all started with a strong defensive challenge from Pacho on Aubameyang. vitinha He switches play and finds Barcola behind the defense. The Parisian winger heads the ball back across goal for Gonçalo Ramos, who fires past Rulli from close range with his right foot. The score is now 2-2.
A decisive penalty shootout
After the end of regulation time, the Trophée des Champions went to penalties. Long led by an imperious Lucas Chevalier, PSG finally prevailed in the shootout, thanks to several decisive saves from their goalkeeper, who stopped Marseille's first two penalties. Paris thus secured their 14th Trophée des Champions, confirming their dominance in this competition.
