UEFA Super Cup – PSG vs Aston Villa: Prediction, start time, how to watch

What the report says

Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa will meet in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, August 12, with kickoff scheduled for 19:00 GMT at Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria. Al Jazeera says the annual fixture pits the previous season’s Champions League winner against the Europa League winner and serves as the traditional opening match for the European club season.

PSG arrive as the Champions League holders after defeating Arsenal on penalties in the final in Budapest, while Aston Villa qualified by beating Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final in Istanbul. The teams also met twice in last season’s Champions League quarterfinals, with PSG advancing 5-4 on aggregate. Al Jazeera notes that PSG are considered the stronger side by betting market estimates cited in the article, though those projections are not a result on the field.

The match will be played at Salzburg’s 30,000-seat stadium, known as Stadion Salzburg in UEFA competitions. If the game is level after regulation time, it will go directly to penalties without extra time. The article says viewers in the United Kingdom can watch on TNT Sports, while CBC Sports is listed for the United States.

The Super Cup has existed since 1973 and has changed format over time, but it remains a one-off meeting between Europe’s top club competition winners. PSG are also the defending Super Cup champions after last season’s penalty shootout win over Tottenham, adding another layer of context to a match that will test Villa against one of Europe’s most successful recent sides.