PSG to face Aston Villa in UEFA Super Cup at Stadion Salzburg on August 12, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa will meet in the UEFA Super Cup at Stadion Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The match is billed as the first major European club trophy of the new season.
The UEFA Super Cup pits the winners of Europe’s two main club competitions against each other and is traditionally the curtain-raiser to the European campaign. The competition was introduced in 1973 with the European Cup winners facing the Cup Winners' Cup holders; after the Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued in 1999, the Europa League winners filled that place.
PSG qualified for the Super Cup by winning the Champions League, while Aston Villa earned their spot by lifting the Europa League, beating Freiburg 3-0 in the final. PSG head into the match as the reigning Champions League and Super Cup winners after beating Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in last year's final.
The match kicks off at 9:00 PM local time in Salzburg on Wednesday and will begin at 12:30 AM IST in India on Thursday, August 13. Indian television coverage will be provided by the Sony Sports Network across Sony Sports 2, Sony Sports 3 and Sony Sports 4 and their HD channels, while live streaming will be available on Sony LIV via the app and website.
Both clubs have one previous Super Cup triumph: PSG won the trophy for the first time last year after the penalty shootout victory over Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa previously won the competition in 1982 when they defeated Barcelona. Each side is therefore chasing a second Super Cup title.
Preparation for the fixture has been affected by recent commitments and squad changes; Luis Enrique's PSG have had limited preparation with several players only recently returning from the FIFA World Cup, and Unai Emery's Aston Villa have also faced alterations to their squad ahead of the new season. The teams carry recent head-to-head history too, having met in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2025, a tie PSG won 5-4 on aggregate.
A victory would hand Aston Villa their second Super Cup title and add another major European trophy to their cabinet, while PSG have the opportunity to become the first team since Real Madrid in 2022 to retain the Super Cup.
