PSG vs Aston Villa – UEFA Super Cup preview and team news | OneFootball

The 2026-27 European season opens at Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on Wednesday evening as Paris Saint-Germain face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup, with the Champions League winners taking on the Europa League holders for the first piece of silverware of the new campaign.

PSG are bidding to become only the second club to retain the Super Cup in the modern era, following Real Madrid’s back-to-back triumphs in 2016 and 2017. They come into this having beaten Tottenham on penalties in last year’s edition after a dramatic 2–2 draw, and overcame Arsenal on spot kicks in the Champions League final in Budapest in May.

Aston Villa have won the Super Cup once before — beating Barcelona 3–1 on aggregate in 1982 — and arrive on the back of their finest European campaign since that era, ending with a 3–0 dismantling of Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul. The two clubs met twice last season, in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final that PSG edged 5–4 on aggregate.

PSG vs Aston Villa – UEFA Super Cup preview and team news

PSG team news

Luis Enrique faces a familiar pre-Super Cup headache. Several key players returned late from World Cup duty and are carrying fitness concerns — Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Hernandez and Warren Zaïre-Emery are all listed as doubts.

PSG have played just twice this summer, losing 3–0 to Mallorca before drawing 1–1 with Manchester United. Despite the fitness cloud, Enrique is expected to field a strong XI with Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha and Marquinhos among those expected to start. Ibrahim Mbaye, the 17-year-old forward who impressed last season, is expected to start on the right.

Aston Villa team news

Emery is without three confirmed absentees. Amadou Onana suffered an ACL injury during the World Cup and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Club-record signing Johan Manzambi is also out with a knee injury and will not feature. Leon Bailey is sidelined with a muscular problem.

Beyond those confirmed absences, Emiliano Martínez, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins are all fitness doubts having only recently returned from deep World Cup runs, while John McGinn is being monitored with a knee problem. Alejandro Garnacho suffered a facial injury in the pre-season win over BG Pathum United and is a further concern. Boubacar Kamara provided a significant boost by starting against Bayern Munich in pre-season.

Form

PSG

Back-to-back Champions League titles, a treble last season and twelve trophies under Luis Enrique — PSG are the dominant force in European football. The pre-season has been disrupted by late World Cup returns, with a youth-heavy side suffering a 3–0 defeat to Mallorca.

The subsequent 1–1 draw with Manchester United suggested some rust remains. Last year’s Super Cup showed they can win from difficult positions — trailing Tottenham 2–0 with five minutes remaining before equalising and winning on penalties.

Aston Villa

Emery’s side have undergone significant summer changes. Morgan Rogers departed for Chelsea, Youri Tielemans joined Manchester United, and Lucas Digne moved to PSG. Manzambi was signed as the club-record replacement but is already injured. Joao Gomes has arrived from Wolverhampton to shore up the midfield.

Villa have had a thorough pre-season of six matches, losing to Porto, Real Sociedad and Bayern but winning others. They arrive better prepared physically than PSG. The Europa League final triumph in Istanbul — their biggest night since winning the European Cup in 1982 — provides the confidence to face this occasion.

Predicted lineups

PSG predicted XI (4-3-3): Safonov; Boly, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Mbaye, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Aston Villa predicted XI (4-4-2): Bizot; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Hemmings, Kamara, Gomes, Buendia; Garnacho, Watkins

How to watch PSG vs Aston Villa?

The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports. If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the match goes straight to a penalty shootout — there is no extra time in the UEFA Super Cup.

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