Maghnes Akliouche, Warren Zaïre-Emery and Désiré Doué start for PSG in UEFA Super Cup | OneFootball

Maghnes Akliouche, Warren Zaïre-Emery and Désiré Doué start for Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, kick-off 21:00, despite only resuming training on Monday after three weeks off following the World Cup.

L'Équipe reports that PSG, two-time Champions League winners, are chasing a second Super Cup after beating Tottenham 2-2, 4-3 on penalties on 13 August 2025, and have their full squad available. Villa arrive as Europa League winners from May.

Luis Enrique sticks with his 4-3-3, starting right winger Akliouche, a €50m signing from Monaco, plus Zaïre-Emery in midfield and centre-forward Doué. Ousmane Dembélé, Lucas Hernandez, Bradley Barcola and fellow recruit Lucas Digne are on the bench.

Unai Emery, PSG coach from 2016 to 2018, is without World Cup trio Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins, who remain on holiday, along with injured Amadou Onana, Swiss addition Johan Manzambi and Jamaica’s Leon Bailey. Villa set up 4-2-3-1 with €40m midfielder Joao Gomes from Wolverhampton, and youngsters George Hemmings, 19, and Brian Madjo, 17.

PSG: Safonov - Hakimi, Marquinhos (c.), Pacho, Nuno Mendes - Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Joao Neves - Akliouche, D. Doué, Kvaratskhelia.

Aston Villa: Bizot - Cash, Lindelöf, P. Torres, Maatsen - Bo. Kamara, J. Gomes - McGinn (c.), Buendia, Hemmings - Madjo.

Source: L'Équipe

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