UEFA Super Cup 2026 Preview: Date, Teams, Kick-Off Time & TV Info

UEFA Super Cup 2026 Overview

The 2026 UEFA Super Cup is set for Wednesday, August 12, featuring a clash between Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning Champions League winners, and Aston Villa, the Europa League champions. This will mark just the third meeting ever between these two clubs.

The match will take place at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, making it the first UEFA club final held in this city and the 14th venue to host the Super Cup since the event moved away from Monaco.

Match Facts

• Competition: 51st UEFA Super Cup
• Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
• Kick-Off: 21:00 CET / 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET
• Venue: Stadion Salzburg (Red Bull Arena), Salzburg, Austria
• Teams: Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa
• Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
• Format: 90 minutes; if tied, straight to penalties

Teams and Key Players

Paris Saint-Germain come into this match as back-to-back Champions League winners. Their attack includes the 2025 Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, alongside Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The defense and midfield are strengthened by Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, and the midfield duo of Vitinha and Joao Neves.

They secured their latest Champions League title after a dramatic penalty shootout win against Arsenal, having overcome tough opponents like Monaco, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich along the way.

Aston Villa earned their spot with a convincing Europa League campaign under the guidance of Unai Emery, who claimed his fifth trophy in this competition—the most by any manager. Villa defeated Lille, Bologna, Nottingham Forest, and Freiburg en route to the final victory.

Despite being underdogs, Villa can draw confidence from Tottenham’s strong showing against PSG in the 2025 Super Cup, where they pushed the French side to penalties.

Squads

• PSG Goalkeepers: Longoni, Chevalier, Safonov
• PSG Defenders: Hakimi, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Zabarnyi, Digne, Hernandez, Mendes, Pacho
• PSG Midfielders: Ruiz, Akliouche, Vitinha, Mayulu, Fernandez, Zaire-Emery, Neves
• PSG Forwards: Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola, Ndjantou, Mbaye
• Aston Villa Goalkeepers: Martinez, Bizot
• Aston Villa Defenders: Cash, Lindelof, Konsa, Mings, Torres, Maatsen, Nedeljkovic, Cisse
• Aston Villa Midfielders: Barkley, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba, Onana, Bogarde, Gomes, Burrowes, Hemmings
• Aston Villa Forwards: Watkins, Garnacho, Abraham, Guessand, Bailey, Iling-Junior, Alysson

Referee Spotlight

Somalian referee Omar Artan will oversee the match, marking a historic appointment as the first African official to manage a major UEFA final. His selection follows his exclusion from refereeing duties at the World Cup.

Where to Watch

In the UK, TNT Sports holds the broadcasting rights, with streaming available on discovery+. Fans in Ireland can watch via Premier Sports. In the US, the game streams on Paramount+ with Spanish-language coverage from TUDN. Canadian viewers can tune in on DAZN, while Australia and New Zealand fans have access through Stan Sport and DAZN respectively.

• United Kingdom: TNT Sports / discovery+
• Republic of Ireland: Premier Sports
• United States: Paramount+, TUDN (Spanish)
• Canada: DAZN
• Australia: Stan Sport
• New Zealand: DAZN

Recent History and Context

The previous Super Cup featured PSG against English side Tottenham Hotspur, the 2025 Europa League champions. PSG had just crushed Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final. Tottenham led for most of the Super Cup but eventually lost on penalties 4-3 after surrendering a two-goal lead late in the game.

Aston Villa has history in the Super Cup, having won it in 1982 by defeating Barcelona. Meanwhile, PSG lifted their first Super Cup trophy last season following their first European Cup triumph. The upcoming match continues this early-season rivalry between the two teams, who previously met twice in the 2025 Champions League quarter-finals, with PSG narrowly winning 5-4 on aggregate.