Tottenham Hotspur, the "Lilywhites," took the lead in the 2025 European Super Cup thanks to goals from Van der Ven and Sergio Romero, but were equalized shortly afterwards. They ultimately lost 3-4 to Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain on penalties, missing out on the title. Goalkeeper Vicario expressed that while the loss was painful, he was also very proud of his teammates.

In the match against Paris Saint-Germain, Van der Ven headed the ball in the 39th minute, and Palinha's volley in the penalty area was blocked by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Chevalier. Van der Ven then made a follow-up shot to help Tottenham Hotspur take the lead 1-0.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Pedro Porro's free kick found Romero in the penalty area, giving Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 lead. In the 85th minute, Lee Kang-in connected on a pass from Vitinha and scored with a long-range shot, helping Paris Saint-Germain tie the game at 1-2.

In the second half stoppage time, Dembélé crossed from the penalty area and Gonzalo Ramos scored with a header, helping Paris Saint-Germain to equalize the score at 2-2. Since both sides could not change the score in the following time, the game went into a penalty shootout.

In the penalty shootout, Van der Ven and Matthijs Ter missed their penalties, and Tottenham Hotspur lost 3-4 to Paris Saint-Germain.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Vicario said, "It's really hard to accept now, but I think we did what we wanted to do, we executed the tactical plan, and it worked. It's painful now because we were so close to winning, but football is sometimes so cruel, but I am very proud of this team."

"We played against the Champions League champions and they had to bear the pressure because they probably didn't expect us to be so strong in every duel. PSG have a lot of strong players, but today they had to fight hard and only equalized in the 94th minute. Of course, it's really difficult to accept it now."

Vicario added, "I'm really proud of my teammates. We were so close to winning, so it was painful. There were so many positives from all aspects of the game. It's a mixed bag of emotions right now, with so many feelings stacked together that it's hard to describe. But I'm proud that we pulled together and almost did it perfectly."

In addition, Tottenham Hotspur defender Kevin Danso said in an interview, "We were very efficient when entering the opponent's penalty area and caused all kinds of trouble, and we also took a 2-0 lead. But in the end, it was bitter to concede two goals in a row. Once it went into the penalty shootout, the result could have tilted to either side, but unfortunately it was not on our side today."

“It’s always tough when you play against a team with top players and you have to defend solidly for 90 minutes. It’s a shame we couldn’t quite do that, but we scored two goals and sent the game to penalties where the result could have gone either way. I’m really sad and disappointed that it didn’t go our way.”