PSG beat Aston Villa 2-1 to retain UEFA Super Cup | BBC/Getty
Paris Saint-Germain began their European campaign with another trophy on Wednesday, edging Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg to become only the third club to win the UEFA Super Cup in consecutive years.
The Champions League holders had to withstand a spirited Villa challenge before Désiré Doué’s second-half strike settled a contest that repeatedly threatened to swing either way. PSG had also won last year’s Super Cup, beating Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in Udine.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Luis Enrique’s side the breakthrough, but Aston Villa responded through 17-year-old Brian Madjo, who became the youngest scorer in Super Cup history.
The teenager’s equaliser injected fresh belief into Unai Emery’s side, who arrived in Salzburg as Europa League champions after a 3-0 victory over Freiburg in May. Villa were not overawed by the European champions and repeatedly threatened to turn the contest on its head.
