Aston Villa manager Unai Emery will seek his first Uefa Super Cup when his Europa League-winning side face Champions League holders Paris St-Germain in Salzburg. Emery has lost three previous Super Cup finals, so the match offers both a chance to end that run and to add further significance to Villa’s return to winning trophies after a 30-year wait.

Villa beat Freiburg in May to win the Europa League, while PSG arrive as favourites and recent Champions League winners, despite having a shortened pre-season. Around 6,000 Villa supporters are expected to travel, and the fixture repeats their 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final, which PSG won 5-4 on aggregate despite Villa winning the second leg 3-2.