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PSG beat Aston Villa 2-1 to retain UEFA Super Cup
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, retaining the trophy they first won last year. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring with a piledriver in the 20th…
The Story in Brief
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, retaining the trophy they first won last year. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring with a piledriver in the 20th minute. Villa’s 17-year-old debutant Brian Madjo equalised just before half-time with a side-footed finish. Desire Doue scored the winner in the 61st minute after a VAR review overturned the offside flag.
PSG manager Luis Enrique had said before the match he did not expect a top-level game because 15 of his players were at the World Cup, which ended three weeks ago. Villa rested Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins. The match was officiated by Somali referee Omar Artan, who Hindustan Times reports was turned away at Miami Airport in June despite being a World Cup referee.
The Indian Opinion
Narratives about PSG being invincible despite Luis Enrique’s complaints of a poor pre-season ignore how close Villa came. The 17-year-old Madjo hit the post and wasted several headers; Villa’s resurgence after the break was genuine. PSG’s win was narrow, settled by a VAR call. The real test for both sides starts now: can Villa sustain this form in the Premier League, and will PSG’s ageing stars handle the Champions League grind?
Sources (3): sportstar.thehindu.com, sportstar.thehindu.com (2), hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
