PSG wins UEFA Super Cup with Safonov in goal
French club Paris Saint-Germain defeated English team Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup match.
Consensus
- PSG won the UEFA Super Cup against Aston Villa with a score of 2:1.
- The match took place in Austria on August 12.
- Matvey Safonov played as goalkeeper for PSG in the match.
- Safonov has won nine titles with PSG since joining from Krasnodar in summer 2024.
- PSG has won the UEFA Super Cup twice in their history, with the previous victory in 2025.
- Safonov has won two UEFA Champions League titles with PSG, including a penalty shootout win over Arsenal in the final.
- PSG has also won the French league title, French Cup, French Super Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup with Safonov.
Points of divergence
- Bryan Maju, aged 17, scored the only goal for Aston Villa and became the youngest player to score in a European club final, breaking a 68-year-old record. — vesti
- Russia's football clubs were not included in the UEFA competitions list for the 2026/27 season, having ranked 28th in the UEFA coefficient table. — vm
- Russian national teams and clubs have been suspended from UEFA and FIFA tournaments since 2022. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- PSG with Russian Safonov wins UEFA Super Cup for the second consecutive time — Вечерняя Москва
- Matvey Safonov became the UEFA Cup winner for the second time in the composition of PSG — Коммерсантъ
- PSG with Safonov wins UEFA Super Cup for the second consecutive time. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- PSG with Safonov defeated Aston Villa and became the UEFA Cup winner — Вести