PSG Beat Aston Villa 2-1 to Retain UEFA Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 2-1 to become one of the few teams to win the UEFA Super Cup twice.

Paris Saint-Germain take the win against Aston Villa thanks to goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué.

Back-to-back Champions League winners PSG took the lead in the 20th minute thru a stunning strike from Kvaratskhelia but Brian Madjo equalized on the stroke of half-time

Doue put the French side back in front on the hour and one minute and Europa League winners Villa were unable to grab a point in a match officiated by Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was denied entry to the United States and unable to take part in the World Cup.

“We are always hungry, we want more,” Doue told TNT Sports.

“I said after the Champions League final that we wanted more. We have ambitions, we are a young team and we want to win everything again this season.”

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PSG boss Luis Enrique named a very strong team with nine of the side that won the Champions League final, despite many of his squad only just returning from the World Cup.

PSG took a while to get going but when they did Kvaratskhelia waltzed thru the Villa defense on more than one occasion before putting his side ahead.

Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot saved from Doue but moments later, Doue played a pass to Kvaratskhelia just inside the ​area and the winger danced past defender Matty Cash before unleashing an unstoppable shot.

Madjo, on his Villa debut, had chances to level but sent two headers off target and another effort struck the outside of the post.

The ⁠17-year-old forward’s persistence paid off seconds before the break. John McGinn rolled a ball toward the six-yard box and Madjo, under pressure from Willian Pacho, volleyed into the roof of the net.

Madjo, who joined from Metz in January but was only cleared to play last week after CAS upheld Villa’s appeal against a FIFA ruling, became the youngest-ever scorer in the UEFA Super Cup with his equalizer.

Luis Enrique introduced new signing Maghnes Akliouche for Ousmane Dembele at the start of the second half, but it was Villa who had the first chance as McGinn’s shot from the edge of the area was parried away by Matvey Safonov.

Doue’s winner came when he raced on to a thru ball from Dembele and curled his ​shot into the ⁠far corner, the offside flag going up but a VAR check giving the goal.

The 1982 Super Cup winners Villa had plenty of possession late on, but PSG put in an impressive defensive display and join AC Milan and Real Madrid as the only teams to retain the trophy.

Luis Enrique has now won 13 trophies since arriving at PSG in 2023, while Villa boss Unai Emery has lost all four of his matches in the UEFA Super Cup.

They beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties last year to win the French Super Cup and PSG will be defending that title when they take on Lens on Sunday.