PSG  Beat Aston Villa to Win UEFA Super Cup Back-to-back

Paris St-Germain made it back-to-back UEFA Super Cup titles after a narrow 2-1 victory over spirited Aston Villa.

Desire Doue’s 62nd-minute winner – after a video assistant referee (VAR) check for offside – sealed the success for the Champions League holders in Salzburg.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia thumped in a delightful 20th-minute opener for PSG, before Villa’s Brian Madjo announced himself in fine style with a 45th-minute leveller.

The 17-year-old striker became the youngest scorer in the Super Cup when he struck on his debut at the Red Bull Arena.

Madjo, an England Under-17 international, had already missed two fine chances – shooting wide and heading over – before volleying in John McGinn’s cross at the back post just before half-time.

It marked a perfect ending to an eight-month battle to play, with Villa banned from registering him by FIFA, after he joined from Metz for £10m in January.

Villa won an appeal at the start of August through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow him to play in competitive fixtures.