Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Super Cup for the second time by beating Aston Villa 2-1 to become one of the few clubs to do so.
Paris Saint-Germain defeat Aston Villa with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué scoring.
Defending Champions League winners PSG went ahead in the 20th minute with a stunning strike from Kvaratskhelia but Brian Madjo leveled 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 we want to win everything again this season.”
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Despite many of his squad only just returning from the World Cup, PSG manager Luis Enrique named a formidable team, with nine starters from the side which won the Champions League final.
PSG took a while to find their groove, but when they did Kvaratskhelia danced thru the Villa defense on more than one occasion before giving his side the lead.
Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot saved from Doue but moments later, Doue played a pass to Kvaratskhelia just inside the area and the winger shimmied past defender Matty Cash before unleashing an unstoppable shot.
Madjo, making his Villa debut, had opportunities to equalize but headed two wide and another shot was pushed wide by the goalkeeper.
Persistence paid off for the 17-year-old forward seconds before the interval. John McGinn floated a ball toward the six-yard box and Madjo, under pressure from Willian Pacho, volleyed to the roof of the net.
Madjo, who was signed from Metz in January but only became eligible 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 replaced Ousmane Dembele with new signing Maghnes Akliouche at the start of the second half, but it was Villa who created the first opportunity as Matvey Safonov palmed away McGinn’s shot from the edge of the area.
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.
Holders Villa had a lot of the ball late on but PSG defended magnificently to become only the third side to retain the trophy after AC Milan and Real Madrid.
Luis Enrique has won 13 trophies since joining PSG in 2023, while Villa boss Unai Emery is without a win from his four matches in the UEFA Super Cup.
Last year they beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties to win the French Super Cup, and PSG will defend that title when they face Lens on Sunday.