Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa - prediction, team news, lineups

European champions Paris Saint-Germain volition effort to assertion consecutive UEFA Super Cups connected Wednesday evening, erstwhile they vie with Europa League winners Aston Villa for much silverware.

PSG are acceptable to conscionable English opponents for a 2nd consecutive season, arsenic the accepted curtain-raiser pits Luis Enrique's ascendant broadside against Unai Emery's men successful Salzburg.

Match preview

Now seeking to repetition Real Madrid's back-to-back triumphs successful 2016 and 2017, Paris Saint-Germain overcame Tottenham Hotspur to triumph past year's variation of the UEFA Super Cup, which took spot successful Udine.

A precocious revival saw PSG swerve decision and past bushed Spurs connected penalties, and they indispensable look Premier League absorption again, aft collecting different Champions League trophy astatine the extremity of past season.

Les Parisiens defeated Tottenham's aged foes Arsenal connected spot kicks aft they were held to a tense 1-1 draw, making it a twelve pieces of silverware for Luis Enrique since arriving astatine Parc des Princes.

So, the all-conquering manager tin people his 13th successful midweek, earlier PSG commencement their latest Ligue 1 rubric defence against Rennes connected August 23.

Fielding a squad without respective World Cup stars, the French champions mislaid 3-0 distant to Mallorca successful their archetypal pre-season friendly, earlier playing retired a 1-1 gully with Manchester United.

While inactive lacking match-sharpness, they are inactive acceptable to instrumentality the inaugural connected Wednesday, having scored successful 28 consecutive competitory games since January's derby decision to Paris FC.

If erstwhile meetings with Aston Villa are immoderate guide, goals could beryllium connected the paper again: en way to their archetypal Champions League triumph, PSG edged Villa 5-4 connected aggregate successful a frantic quarter-final tie.

Though the Villans bowed retired of Europe connected that occasion, past season's continental adventures took them each the mode to Istanbul, wherever they emphatically beat Freiburg successful the Europa League final. 

However, having lifted their archetypal large trophy for 30 years, 2 heroes from that nighttime person already departed, with England guardant Morgan Rogers and Belgium skipper Youri Tielemans some moving on.

The Birmingham nine acted rapidly to regenerate them, securing the services of Alejandro Garnacho, Joao Gomes and Swiss prima Johan Manzambi, each amid a engaged pre-season schedule.

Emery's men person played six friendlies truthful far, winning 3 and suffering 3 losses, including Friday's 2-1 decision to Bayern Munich.

Still, the competitory enactment lone kicks disconnected connected Wednesday, earlier the Villans caput to Brighton for their Premier League opener connected August 23.

He whitethorn beryllium a proven Europa League specialist, but Emery has mislaid each 3 anterior attempts to adhd the UEFA Super Cup, astir notably losing 5-4 to Luis Enrique's Barcelona portion with Sevilla.

By contrast, Aston Villa person a cleanable Super Cup record, beating Barca 3-1 connected aggregate successful their lone erstwhile appearance, conscionable a fewer months aft defeating Bayern to triumph the 1982 European Cup.

Paris Saint-Germain pre-season form:

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Team News

PSG's Portuguese trio Vitinha, Nuno Mendes and Joao Neves - positive long-serving skipper Marquinhos - each returned from post-World Cup breaks to diagnostic against Man Utd, and Luis Enrique whitethorn invited backmost much stars successful Salzburg.

Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Fabian Ruiz, Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Hernandez and Warren Zaire-Emery could play immoderate portion if considered sufficiently match-fit.

Goncalo Ramos, Randal Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in person each near the nine this summer; it remains to beryllium seen whether Liverpool people Bradley Barcola volition articulation them.

Maghnes Akliouche is the French side's main arrival, with Lucas Digne besides joining from Aston Villa and World Cup last leader Ferran Torres soon expected to follow.

Meanwhile, Garnacho and Joao Gomes could marque their competitory debuts for Villa, but record signing Johan Manzambi indispensable miss retired with a genu injury sustained portion starring for Switzerland.

Captain John McGinn limped disconnected during past last week's affable triumph implicit BG Pathum United, meaning helium could articulation Manzambi and Amadou Onana (ACL) connected the sidelines; furthermore, Ezri Konsa, Ollie Watkins and Emi Martinez whitethorn not yet beryllium acceptable to start.

More positively, cardinal midfielder Boubacar Kamara precocious made his long-awaited comeback, and rising prima Brian Madjo has made a large interaction successful pre-season, scoring 4 goals after winning his eligibility battle.

Paris Saint-Germain imaginable starting lineup:

Safonov; Boly, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Mayulu, Vitinha, Neves; Mbaye, Ayari, Kvaratskhelia

Aston Villa imaginable starting lineup:

Bizot; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Gomes, Kamara; Hemmings, Buendia, Garnacho; Guessand

We say: Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Aston Villa

PSG tin go conscionable the 4th squad to clasp the UEFA Super Cup, pursuing successful the footsteps of historical Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid sides.

Not lone person the Champions League winners prevailed successful each of the past 7 editions, but the French giants are ravenous trophy hunters nether Luis Enrique, portion Unai Emery's Aston Villa are successful the midst of a insignificant rebuild.

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