The French PSG defeated the English "Aston Villa" in the UEFA Super Cup 2026 match. The match at the "Red Bull Arena" stadium in Salzburg, Austria ended with a score of 2:1.
Parisians opened the scoring in the 20th minute of the match - Hvicha Kvaratskhelia received a pass from Desire Due and skillfully shot from the left corner of the penalty area under the crossbar.
Before the break, the Birmingham team equalized - in the 45th minute, Brian Majo with a one-touch shot from the far post closed John McGinn's cross from the right flank.
In the second half, Luis Enrique's team took the lead again - in the 61st minute, Desire Due received a pass from Usman Dembele to the right flank of the penalty area, and then converted a one-on-one chance with the opponent's goalkeeper. Initially, the referee signaled offside, but after VAR intervention, he changed his decision and awarded the goal, which ultimately became the winning one.
Ukrainian central defender of PSG Ilya Zabarnyi was included in the Parisian squad for the UEFA Super Cup match against "Aston Villa", but spent the entire match on the bench.
It should be noted that PSG is the current winner of the Champions League. This year, the Parisian club won the most prestigious European trophy for the second time in a row, defeating London's "Arsenal" in the final in a penalty shootout.
"Aston Villa" is the current winner of the Europa League. In the final of the second most prestigious European cup, the Birmingham club defeated German "Freiburg".
It is worth mentioning that last year PSG also won the UEFA Super Cup, defeating English "Tottenham" in a penalty shootout.