UEFA Super Cup 2026: PSG 2-1 Aston Villa
RESULT (Aug 12, Salzburg): PSG 2-1 Aston Villa. Kvaratskhelia 20' (Doué assist), Madjo 45' (Villa debut goal, 17), Doué 61' (winner, VAR overturned offside). PSG win back-to-back Super Cups, first team since Real Madrid (2016-17). Doué first to score and assist in Super Cup since Suárez (2015). Sources: UEFA, ESPN, Al Jazeera.
The context
PSG 2-1 Aston Villa, UEFA Super Cup 2026. Paris Saint-Germain began their defence of Europe’s top prize with a polished victory over Aston Villa at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on August 12, 2026, retaining the UEFA Super Cup and becoming the first club to win back-to-back Super Cups since Real Madrid’s double in 2016 and 2017.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a powerful near-post finish, taking in a precise pass from Désiré Doué and wrong-footing the Villa goalkeeper. Aston Villa responded with a moment of genuine quality in first-half stoppage time: Brian Madjo, a 17-year-old striker making his competitive debut for Villa days after a FIFA player-registration dispute was finally resolved, composed himself to volley the equaliser on 45 minutes, a stunning opening statement for one of the most-watched young prospects in European football.
The decisive blow came from Désiré Doué in the 61st minute: the young Frenchman ran onto an Ousmane Dembélé pass and finished coolly, only for the linesman to flag for offside. A VAR review overturned the call, the goal stood, and PSG led again with half an hour to play. PSG’s defensive discipline held firm through Villa’s pressure in the closing stages to seal the 2-1 win.
Doué finished the match having both scored and assisted, the first player to achieve that double in a UEFA Super Cup since Luis Suárez’s performance for Barcelona against Sevilla in 2015, an indication of the growing influence the former Stade Rennais player is having at European level. Sources: UEFA, ESPN, Al Jazeera, Opta Analyst.