Match Details and Venue
The 2026 UEFA Super Cup will feature Paris Saint-Germain, the Champions League holders, against Aston Villa, the Europa League victors. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 August, with a 21:00 CET kick-off time. The venue for this fixture is Stadion Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. This stadium, also known as Red Bull Arena, is the home ground of FC Salzburg and has a capacity of 30,000. It previously hosted group matches during UEFA EURO 2008.
This will be the 14th time the UEFA Super Cup has been held at a different venue since it moved from Monaco. Previous host cities include Prague, Cardiff, Tbilisi, Trondheim, Skopje, Tallinn, Istanbul, Budapest, Belfast, Helsinki, Piraeus, Warsaw, and Udine. The match will be officiated by Omar Artan, a Somali referee who was named the 2025 Confederation of African Football men’s referee of the year.
Team Form and History
Paris Saint-Germain will be aiming to secure consecutive UEFA Super Cups, a feat only achieved once before in the modern era by Real Madrid in 2016 and 2017. The French champions won the previous edition in Udine, Italy, by defeating Tottenham on penalties. They also secured their second consecutive Champions League title in Budapest.
Aston Villa arrives at the Super Cup after winning the Europa League final against Freiburg in Istanbul. The club has a history with the Super Cup, having won it once before in the 1982/83 season by beating Barcelona 3-1 on aggregate. The only previous encounters between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa were in the 2024/25 Champions League quarter-finals, where Paris Saint-Germain won 5-4 on aggregate.
Player Updates and Line-ups
Paris Saint-Germain has announced the arrival of attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche from Monaco. Youngster Senny Mayulu may be considered for a starting position, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has had an uninterrupted pre-season. The predicted line-up for Paris Saint-Germain includes Safonov; Zabarnyi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Dro Fernández; Mbaye, Mayulu, Kvaratskhelia. Players such as Barcola, Dembélé, Doué, Fabián Ruiz, Hakimi, Lucas Hernández, and Zaïre-Emery are listed as doubtful due to fitness concerns.
Aston Villa has strengthened their squad with several new signings. These include centre-back Modou Kéba Cissé from LASK, midfielder João Gomes from Wolves, and Argentinian winger Alejandro Garnacho on loan from Chelsea. All three could potentially make their competitive debuts. Johan Manzambi, the 2025/26 Europa League Revelation of the Season winner, has also joined from Freiburg but will miss the Super Cup due to a knee injury. The predicted line-up for Aston Villa features Bizot; Cash, Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Maatsen; João Gomes, Kamara; McGinn, Buendía, Garnacho; Abraham. Bailey (muscular), Manzambi (knee), and Onana (knee) are out, while Garnacho (facial), McGinn (knee), Konsa, Martínez, and Watkins are doubtful due to fitness issues.
Historically, the Champions League winners have lifted the trophy in 30 of the 50 editions of the UEFA Super Cup. If scores are level after normal time, the match will proceed directly to a penalty shoot-out without extra time.
Real Madrid holds the record for the most Super Cup victories with six wins, while Liverpool is the most successful English side with four victories. Aberdeen is the only Scottish team to have won the Super Cup. The match has been an official fixture since 1973, initially contested between the winners of the Champions League (or equivalent) and the European Cup Winner’s Cup until its discontinuation in 1999, after which the Europa League winners became the opponents.
The 2025 UEFA Super Cup was won by Paris St-Germain.
Source: uefa.com
Adam Rutherford is a Senior Football Correspondent at News-UK. He spent his early career filing match reports across the North West. He focuses on the Premier League, the EFL and the England national side and is known for clear, deadline-driven reporting. He holds a degree in Sports Journalism from Manchester Metropolitan University and completed an NCTJ diploma. Now based in Manchester, he coaches a youth team and watches grassroots football. “Every transfer window hides a dozen real stories.”
