Aston Villa faces PSG in Super Cup with manager Unai Emery seeking first title
4 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 12, 2026, 7:55 AM
Last updated Aug 12, 2026
Aston Villa competes in the Super Cup on August 12, facing Champions League winners Paris St-Germain in Salzburg. Manager Unai Emery seeks to claim the title after three previous final defeats in the competition, including two with Sevilla and one with Villarreal. Villa won their first trophy in 30 years under Emery last May in the Europa League. Despite significant squad changes and absences, including injuries, Villa approaches the match with the opportunity to prove themselves against European elite. PSG players recognize Villa's improvement since their last encounter in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2024-25, where Villa almost mounted a historic comeback.
- •Villa last appeared in the Super Cup in 1982.
- •Emery aims to break a streak of three Super Cup final defeats.
- •Villa won the Europa League in May, ending a 30-year trophy drought.
- •Key players like Emi Martinez and Ollie Watkins are absent for Villa.
- •The match is at Red Bull Arena, with 6,000 Villa fans expected.
- 7:55 AMYahoo Sports — Does Super Cup really matter?
- 5:26 AMYahoo Sports — Emery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?
- 5:26 AMBBC Sport — Emery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?
"Unai Emery is the king of the Europa League. On Wednesday in Salzburg Emery tries for a fourth time to win the competition, when Villa face Champions League winners Paris St-Germain. Last season Emery declared he wanted to seal third place in the Premier League because he had not achieved it with Villa.
"Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.
"Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 12, 2026, 7:55 AMDoes Super Cup really matter?
Unai Emery is the king of the Europa League. On Wednesday in Salzburg Emery tries for a fourth time to win the competition, when Villa face Champions League winners Paris St-Germain. Last season Emery declared he wanted to seal third place in the Premier League because he had not achieved it with Villa.
- Yahoo SportsAug 12, 2026, 5:26 AMEmery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?
Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.
- BBC SportAug 12, 2026, 5:26 AMEmery chases first Super Cup - but does it matter?
Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.
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