PSG have defeated Aston Villa 2-1 to lift the UEFA Super Cup, becoming two-time winners of the competition and doing it in back-to-back editions. Last year it was Tottenham on the receiving end, beaten in an epic comeback final. This time it was Aston Villa, meaning PSG have now taken two English clubs to the cleaners in this competition, much the way they did on their way to Champions League glory.
Before kickoff, Luis Enrique spoke about chasing a three-peat, and that is no small ambition. PSG tend to start their seasons slowly, so nobody expected them to simply blow Aston Villa off the park, especially given the history between these two sides. Unai Emery’s Villa have always given Luis Enrique’s PSG a real fight, and that unforgettable Champions League tie between the clubs two seasons ago is proof of just how competitive these fixtures can be. Tonight followed the same pattern. Aston Villa played well, but PSG’s superior overall quality was ultimately what separated the two teams.
PSG will begin their domestic season shortly, and UEFA may need to start thinking seriously about protecting the competition’s integrity. If PSG carry on the way they are primed to, and complete a third straight triumph, it risks stripping some of the shine from what should be a glamorous European occasion. No single team should be able to cut through the competition this comfortably, twice in a row, with a third look increasingly likely.
Luis Enrique’s Case for Greatness
Luis Enrique continues to build his case as one of the standout managers of this generation. With two Champions League titles already to his name, there is no sign of him or his team slowing down. His PSG side play a brand of football that is genuinely entertaining: high energy, front-footed, and built around a clear team identity. They attack as a unit and defend as one. There are still flaws in the system, but PSG dare opponents to come at them, because the moment a team commits numbers forward, PSG have the players and the structure to punish them on the counter. They are ruthless in front of goal once they get their opportunities.
A Historic Night for Aston Villa’s Brian Madjo
For Aston Villa, the standout moment came from 17-year-old striker Brian Madjo, who became the youngest player ever to score in a UEFA Super Cup final. His close-range, left-footed volley into the roof of the net gave Villa a crucial equaliser during a highly competitive first half, and etched his name into the competition’s history books.
Madjo joined Villa in a surprise £12 million move from Metz in January 2026. He had already missed two early headed chances before the game, but he kept finding pockets of space inside the box, and his persistence paid off right on the stroke of half-time. He remained a constant physical handful for the PSG defence throughout, but his goal alone was not enough to stop PSG retaining the trophy they had first won a year earlier by beating Tottenham on penalties.
Villa, appearing in the Super Cup off the back of their Europa League win in May, had further chances during the match and tested PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov with some strong efforts of their own. The defeat means Unai Emery has now lost all four finals he has contested in this competition, having also come up short with Sevilla and Villarreal in previous years.
The match itself also carried a piece of history in the officials’ room, with Somali referee Omar Artan becoming the first non-European official to take charge of a UEFA Super Cup final, after having been denied entry into the United States ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
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