PSG win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups with victory over Aston Villa
Summary
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the UEFA Super Cup for the second year in a row by beating Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg, Austria. Desire Doue scored the winning goal after a video review, while Aston Villa’s 17-year-old Brian Madjo scored in his first big European match.Key Facts
- PSG beat Aston Villa 2-1 to win the UEFA Super Cup for the second consecutive year.
- Desire Doue scored the winning goal in the 61st minute after a video review confirmed he was onside.
- Brian Madjo, 17 years old, scored for Aston Villa and became the youngest player to start and score in a UEFA Super Cup final.
- The match is played annually between the winners of the Champions League (PSG) and the Europa League (Villa).
- The referee was Omar Artan from Somalia, the first non-European to officiate the Super Cup.
- The U.S. barred Artan from the FIFA World Cup due to unproven security concerns, but UEFA assigned him to this match.
- UEFA and FIFA have growing disagreements, including UEFA’s campaign to remove FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- Artan gave three yellow cards to Aston Villa players during the match.
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