UEFA Super Cup – PSG vs Aston Villa: Prediction, start time, how to watch
As the winners of the Champions League and Europa League face off, here is everything to know on the venue, history, quotes from the coaches
As the winners of the Champions League and Europa League face off, here is everything to know on the venue, history, quotes from the coaches and more. The UEFA Super Cup is the annual game between the winners of European football’s top two competitions – the Champions League and the Europa League – and is seen as a curtain-raiser to the new season in Europe. This year the French champions and Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will take on English Premier League side Aston Villa, who are Europa League champions. Here’s everything you need to know about the game. When is the game being held? The match kicks off at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday, August 12. Where is the UEFA Super Cup being played? Salzburg’s Red Bull Arena in Austria will host the final. The 30,000-capacity stadium, which is referred to as Stadion Salzburg during UEFA matches, is usually home to Austrian Bundesliga team RB Salzburg. How did PSG reach the UEFA Super Cup? Paris Saint-Germain held their nerve in a cagey Champions League final in May to retain the title by beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties as a tense showdown ended 1-1 after extra time, cementing the French side’s status among Europe’s modern greats. Arsenal defender Gabriel blasted his spot kick over the bar at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, his miss confirming PSG as the first club to retain the trophy since Real Madrid completed their three-year reign from 2016 to 2018.
How did Aston Villa reach the UEFA Super Cup? Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul in May. Unai Emery’s side took the lead late in the first half through Tielemans’ thunderous volley, before Buendia increased Villa’s advantage with a sublime curler seconds from the half-time whistle. Morgan Rogers’ second-half goal finished off the outclassed Germans, sealing Villa’s first silverware since the 1996 League Cup and their first major European prize for 44 years. Who is predicted to win the match? According to Polymarket, PSG are the clear favourites with a 55-percent chance of winning in regulation time, with the likelihood of a draw at full time estimated at 25 percent and an Aston Villa win at 22 percent. What is the history of the UEFA Super Cup? It was officially introduced in 1973, with the European Cup/Champions League winners playing the Cup Winners Cup champions. After the Cup Winners Cup was abolished in 1999, the winners of the UEFA Cup (subsequently rebranded as the Europa League) played the Champions League winners. Who are the previous winners of the UEFA Super Cup? Real Madrid are the most successful side in the fixture, having won six Super Cups. Barcelona and AC Milan have won five, while Liverpool have won four.
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