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Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa face off in this year’s UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.

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PSG claimed a second successive Champions League crown in 2025-26, defeating Arsenal on penalties in last season’s final after a 1-1 draw.

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The French champions, who won this trophy last year via another shootout after a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, will once again face English opposition. Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought by winning the 2026 Europa League final 3-0 against Freiburg, and they will now attempt to win the Super Cup for the second time, having claimed a memorable 3-1 aggregate victory over Barcelona back in 1982.

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.

PSG vs. Aston Villa live stream, TV channel in Australia

Here’s how to watch the UEFA Super Cup 2026 match in Australia:

TV channel: None
Live stream: Stan Sport

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What time does PSG vs. Aston Villa kick off?

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The 2026 UEFA Super Cup match takes place at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria and kicks off on Wednesday, August 12 at 9:00 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across Australia

PSG vs. Aston Villa lineups, team news

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PSG only welcomed back the remainder of their first-team stars to training on Monday, with many given extended time off after the World Cup, so there may be something experimental about their lineup, much as there was against Manchester United last Saturday.

If Achraf Hakimi is still not available to start, youngster David Boly could keep his place at right-back. Lucas Beraldo may continue in midfield in the absence of Fabian Ruiz and Warren Zaire-Emery, who both returned to training on Monday. That would see Illia Zabarnyi partner Willian Pacho at centre-back.

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Lucas Digne, who joined PSG from Villa in this transfer window, will likely be on the bench.

In attack, Bradley Barcola’s involvement is unclear given both his post-World Cup break and reported transfer interest from the Premier League. Adam Ayari may once more lead the line alongside Ibrahim Mbaye and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

PSG predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Safonov (GK) — Boly, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Mendes — Vitinha, Beraldo, Joao Neves — Mbaye, Ayari, Kvaratskhelia.

Villa fielded something of a mixed team in their friendly loss to Bayern last week, but they should be in a position to field a stronger side on Wednesday.

Amadou Onana is missing with a serious knee injury sustained in the World Cup, and with Youri Tielemans having signed for Manchester United, Villa’s central midfield is looking thin. Talks for Bayern’s Joao Palhinha are unlikely to progress quickly enough for the player to be involved here.

Alejandro Garnacho, John McGinn, Tammy Abraham and Ollie Watkins could all come into the starting XI. Johan Manzambi may be given his official debut.

Aston Villa predicted XI (4-4-1-1 right to left): Bizot (GK) — Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen — Manzambi, Joao Gomes, Kamara, McGinn — Buendia — Abraham.

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