Paris Saint-Germain win the UEFA Super Cup

PSG celebrate again! Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa in Salzburg

Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup for the second consecutive year after defeating Aston Villa 2-1. The match was played at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on Wednesday evening, with the teams level at 1-1 at half-time.

The Champions League holders scored through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 20th minute and Désiré Doué in the 61st, while Brian Madjo found the net for Aston Villa shortly before the interval.

PSG claim their second UEFA Super Cup

Luis Enrique’s side have now won the UEFA Super Cup twice in three appearances. Aston Villa, the Europa League holders, were unable to repeat their achievement from 1982, when they lifted the trophy.

The results of the past 15 editions underline how difficult it has been for Europa League winners when facing the Champions League holders. During that period, Atlético Madrid were the only team from Europe’s second-tier competition to claim the trophy, triumphing in Tallinn in 2018.

Kvaratskhelia opens the scoring in Salzburg

Désiré Doué created the first major opportunity of the match. The PSG forward tested Marco Bizot in the 20th minute, but the Aston Villa goalkeeper managed to keep out his effort.

"Les Rouge-et-Bleu" maintained the pressure and opened the scoring only a few seconds later. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia received the ball inside the penalty area and finished from approximately 12 metres, driving his shot inside the near post.

The French side could not preserve their advantage until half-time. Aston Villa became increasingly dangerous, particularly through the link-up play between John McGinn and Brian Madjo.

Brian Madjo makes UEFA Super Cup history

The young Aston Villa forward had three good opportunities to equalise, all created by passes from John McGinn. Madjo went close in the 28th, 41st and 44th minutes, with his final attempt striking the post.

Their persistence was rewarded in the 45th minute. McGinn delivered the cross and Madjo converted to send the two sides into the break level at 1-1.

With that goal, Brian Madjo became the youngest scorer in UEFA Super Cup history. The Aston Villa player was 17 years and 212 days old when he found the net against the European champions.

Désiré Doué scores the winning goal

"The Villans" made an encouraging start to the second half and could have taken the lead in the 50th minute. John McGinn tried his luck from around 18 metres, but Matvei Safonov made the save to keep the score level.

"Les Parisiens" struck decisively in the 61st minute. Aston Villa’s defenders attempted to catch Désiré Doué offside, but Matty Cash stepped up too late. The French forward took advantage of the mistake and beat Bizot with a precise finish into the far corner.

After moving 2-1 ahead, the French champions took control of the match and managed their lead without too much difficulty. "The Lions" could not reproduce their attacking display from the first half and failed to find the goal that would have forced extra time.

Paris Saint-Germain join an exclusive club

Victory in Salzburg placed PSG among a select group of major European clubs. The Parisians became only the third team to win the UEFA Super Cup in two consecutive editions.

AC Milan achieved the feat in 1989 and 1990, while Real Madrid lifted the trophy in 2016 and 2017. Paris Saint-Germain have now joined them by winning the UEFA Super Cup in successive seasons.

UEFA Super Cup
12 August 2026, 21:00 CEST
Salzburg, Red Bull Arena
Paris Saint-Germain - Aston Villa 2-1 (1-1)
Goals: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (20), Désiré Doué (61); Brian Madjo (45)

Paris Saint-Germain: 39. Matvei Safonov - 2. Achraf Hakimi, 5. Marquinhos (captain), 51. Willian Pacho, 25. Nuno Mendes (21. Lucas Hernández, 74) - 87. João Neves (8. Fabián Ruiz, 75), 17. Vitinha, 33. Warren Zaïre-Emery - 11. Maghnes Akliouche (10. Ousmane Dembélé, 46), 14. Désiré Doué (24. Senny Mayulu, 87), 7. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (4. Lucas Beraldo, 88). Head coach: Luis Enrique.

Unused substitutes: 30. Lucas Chevalier - 6. Ilia Zabarnîi, 12. Lucas Digne, 27. Dro Fernández, 29. Bradley Barcola, 47. Quentin Ndjantou, 49. Ibrahim Mbaye.

Aston Villa: 40. Marco Bizot - 2. Matty Cash, 3. Victor Lindelöf, 14. Pau Torres (5. Tyrone Mings, 80), 22. Ian Maatsen - 7. John McGinn (captain; 47. Alysson, 73), 35. João Gomes (6. Ross Barkley, 80), 8. Boubacar Kamara (26. Lamare Bogarde, 72), 53. George Hemmings - 10. Emiliano Buendía, 39. Brian Madjo (18. Tammy Abraham, 72). Head coach: Unai Emery.

Unused substitutes: 42. James Wright, 60. Owen Asemota - 32. Kosta Nedeljković, 45. Triston Rowe, 48. Modou Keba Cissé, 49. Bradley Burrowes, 74. Luka Lynch.

Yellow cards: Pau Torres (51), João Gomes (64), John McGinn (73).

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia); assistant referees: Liban Ahmed (Djibouti), Stephen Yiembe (Kenya); fourth official: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia). Video assistant referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy); assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain). UEFA referee observer: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands); UEFA delegate: Adonis Procopiou (Cyprus).