Two sides separated by just 484 days and one unforgettable nine-goal aggregate thriller meet again. Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa square off in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg on Wednesday, kick-off at 8pm — a rematch that carries both history and a dramatically altered context.

What happened the last time

When the two clubs last met in the UEFA Champions League in April 2025, Aston Villa were staring down elimination. PSG had forged a 3-1 advantage from the first leg in Paris, with Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nuno Mendes among the scorers after Morgan Rogers had briefly given Villa the lead.

Early in the return fixture at Villa Park, Achraf Hakimi and Mendes extended PSG's advantage. The tie looked buried. Then, in a stunning 23-minute spell, Youri Tielemans fired in a deflected strike, John McGinn finished a brilliant solo run, and Ezri Konsa — inspired by a moment of magic from Marcus Rashford — made it 3-2 on the night, with two of those goals arriving within two minutes of each other.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was the wall that ultimately held. His string of saves denied Villa an equaliser and PSG clung on to progress 5-4 on aggregate — though manager Luis Enrique was candid about how close it had come.