PSG Beat Aston Villa to Win UEFA Super Cup Back-to-back
Paris St-Germain made it back-to-back UEFA Super Cup titles after a narrow 2-1 victory over spirited Aston Villa. Desire Doue’s 62nd-minute winner – after a video assistant referee (VAR) check
Paris St-Germain secured their second consecutive UEFA Super Cup title with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over spirited Aston Villa in Salzburg. Desire Doue's goal in the 62nd minute sealed the win for the Champions League holders, after a video assistant referee (VAR) check for offside confirmed the decisive moment. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for PSG with a well-placed 20th-minute strike, but Villa's Brian Madjo equalised just before halftime with a well-worked 45th-minute effort.
At just 17 years old, Madjo became the youngest ever scorer in the UEFA Super Cup when he netted his goal on his debut for the English club at the Red Bull Arena. The young striker had earlier missed two promising chances, shooting wide and heading over before eventually finding the net with a well-taken volley from John McGinn's cross.
Villa had been banned from registering Madjo by FIFA for a period of eight months after he joined them from Metz for £10 million in January. However, an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in August led to the ban being lifted, allowing Madjo to feature in competitive fixtures for the first time.
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