France, Aug. 15 -- The 2025/26 Ligue 1 season gets underway on Friday night with last season's runners-up Marseille travelling to Rennes. But as the squads were going through their final paces for the kick-off at the Roazhon Park, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain were hogging the limelight.

On Wednesday night in the final of the European Super Cup - pitting Champions League winners PSG against Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur - PSG scored twice in the last 10 minutes in Udine to draw 2-2 and force a penalty shoot-out.

All five PSG designated marksmen held their nerve in the searing heat of the north-eastern Italy city, turning around a 2-0 deficit to win 4-3. They became the first French side to lift the trophy in its 44...