PSG and Aston Villa will face off in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg
France's Paris Saint-Germain and England's Aston Villa will face off in the UEFA Super Cup on August 12. The match will be held at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. GMT.
PSG earned the right to participate in the match as the Champions League winner. In the tournament final in May, the Parisians drew 1–1 with Arsenal after extra time and won the penalty shootout 4–3. Aston Villa won the Europa League by defeating Germany’s Freiburg 3–0 in the final. Yuri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía, and Morgan Rogers scored the goals in that match.
The arena in Salzburg has a capacity of 30,000 and is usually the home stadium of Austria’s RB Salzburg. During UEFA matches, the stadium is known as “Stadion Salzburg.”
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According to the Polymarket platform, PSG is the favorite in this match: the probability of a victory for the French club in regulation time is 55%. The odds of a draw are estimated at 25%, and Aston Villa’s chances of winning at 22%. If the match ends in a draw after regulation time, the teams will proceed directly to a penalty shootout without extra time.
The rivals have already faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 2024–25 Champions League. PSG won the first match in Paris 3–1, while Aston Villa won the home match 3–2. Based on the aggregate score, the French club advanced to the next round with a 5–4 victory.
The UEFA Super Cup was officially launched in 1973. It pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the Europa League. The most successful club in the tournament’s history is Real Madrid, which has won the trophy six times. The current Super Cup champion is PSG, which defeated Tottenham in a penalty shootout following a 2–2 draw in the previous edition.
