The key numbers: Paris-Aston Villa

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History, key issues and match facts! Discover the key stats ahead of kick-off in the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa, this Wednesday, August 12 at 9pm at Stadion Salzburg in Austria.

Paris Saint-Germain are the only French club to have played in the UEFA Super Cup (3rd participation in 2026).

Only two clubs have managed to win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups since its inception in 1973: AC Milan (1989 & 1990) and Real Madrid (2016 & 2017).

Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa have played two competitive fixtures, both in the UEFA Champions League: in the 2024-2025 quarter-final (3-1 win at the Parc des Princes on 09/04/2025, and a 2-3 defeat at Villa Park on 15/04/2025).

Paris could win the UEFA Super Cup for the second time and enter the competition’s all-time top 10 with Real Madrid (6 wins), FC Barcelona and AC Milan (5), Liverpool FC (4), Atlético Madrid (3), Ajax Amsterdam, Anderlecht, Juventus FC, Bayern Munich, Chelsea FC and Valencia CF (2).

It is the Parisians’ third participation in the competition after 1997 and a two-leg loss to Juventus FC (1-6, 1-3) and the win over Tottenham last year (2-2, 4-3 pens.)

Five players have played for both teams: Marco Asensio, Moussa Diaby, Lucas Digne, David Ginola and Idrissa Gueye.

The UEFA Champions League winner has won the UEFA Super Cup against the UEFA Europa League winner on all seven occasions since 2018 and Atlético Madrid’s win over Real Madrid.

Paris have played 16 competitive games against English opposition since January 2025: Manchester City (4-2), Liverpool (0-1 & 1-0, 4-1 pens.), Aston Villa (3-1 & 2-3), Arsenal (1-0 & 2-1), Chelsea (0-3), Tottenham (2-2, 4-3 pens. & 5-3), Newcastle (1-1), Chelsea (5-2 & 3-0), Liverpool (2-0 & 2-0), Arsenal (1-1, 4-3 pens.). Their record reads 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

It’s the Parisians 47th match against English opponents – Arsenal (8 matches), Aston Villa (2 matches), Chelsea (11 matches), Liverpool (8 matches), Manchester City (8 matches), Manchester United (4 matches), Newcastle (3 matches) and Tottenham (2 matches). Their record is 18 wins, 12 draws and 16 defeats.

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Paris Saint-Germain have 165 wins, 68 draws and 77 defeats from 310 competitive European matches so far. N.B. figures include the UEFA Super Cup and Intertoto Cup.