UEFA Super Cup LIVE commentary: Emery to make Garnacho verdict as transfer-linked stars feature for PSG

Aug 10, 2026 - 13:15

Paris Saint-Germain face Aston Villa for the first trophy of the season on Wednesday night in the UEFA Super Cup, live on talkSPORT.

PSG won the Champions League in May with a penalty shootout victory over Arsenal to claim a spot in this fixture.

Luis Enrique lifts the trophy as he celebrates with his players after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal — PSG won the Champions League for the second straight year in May

The French giants are already the reigning champions, having beaten Tottenham on spot-kicks in the Super Cup last year.

This time around, they take on Aston Villa, who won their first European title since 1982 in the Europa League.

Unai Emery has added some new faces since tasting glory against Freiburg in May, including Alejandro Garnacho.

Garnacho has started in his two Villa appearances so far in pre-season, but has he impressed enough to start in the Super Cup?

Emi Buendia, Evan Guessand and Alysson will all challenge for the left-wing spot, along with the ex-Manchester United star.

He hasn’t been involved in a goal yet, but if Emery’s pre-season line-up decisions are anything to go by, the Villa boss will be opting for Garnacho to feature from the off against PSG.

PSG vs Aston Villa: talkSPORT coverage

The 2026 UEFA Super Cup takes place on Wednesday, August 12.

Kick-off at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg is set for 8pm UK time.

talkSPORT will have live coverage of the action, with Adrian Durham your host.

Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates with the UEFA Europa League trophy after the team's victory in the UEFA Europa League Final 2026 match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa — Villa are in the Super Cup after winning the Europa League last season

Commentary will come from Joe Shennan and former Aston Villa captain Andy Townsend.

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Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain looks on while playing in the 2026 Champions League final against Arsenal — Barcola is in the PSG squad despite being linked with a move to Liverpool

PSG vs Aston Villa: Team news and squads

PSG’s stars will all be out in force this week as Ousmane Dembele, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue are in the squad.

Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye are both in the set-up too, but the wingers have been attracting interest from Liverpool.

Goalkeepers: Chevalier, Safonov, Longoni
Defenders: Hakimi, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Zabarnyi, Hernandez, Mendes, Pacho
Midfielders: Ruiz, Vitinha, Mayulu, Fernandez, Zaire-Emery, Neves
Forwards: Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Doue, Barcola, Ndjantou, Mbaye

As for Aston Villa, they are without Amadou Onana and new signing Johan Manzambi, who are both injured.

But summer arrivals Garnacho and Joao Gomes have been named in the Villa squad and could make their competitive debuts.

Goalkeepers: Martinez, Bizot, Wright, Asemota
Defenders: Cash, Nedeljkovic, Konsa, Lindelof, Torres, Mings, Maatsen, Bogarde, Cisse
Midfielders: Kamara, McGinn, Joao Gomes, Barkley
Forwards: Watkins, Abraham, Buendia, Garnacho, Guessand, Alysson

Unai Emery kissing the Europa League trophy — Emery is ready to get started with a ‘new era’ at Aston Villa after their recent success

PSG vs Aston Villa: What has been said?

Speaking ahead of the Super Cup, Villa boss Emery said: “I feel like the club is in a new era, with this possibility to fight for trophies.

“[The Super Cup is] very important,” he said. “We’re trying to be successful through, firstly, [building] a winning team, and then aiming for the positive consequences after it: winning trophies.

“To play the UEFA Super Cup is another opportunity to be there, the opportunity to win a trophy, to play against Paris Saint-Germain – the [best] team in the world now and another team we can compare [ourselves] with.”

On Luis Enrique and PSG, Emery added: “His teams always play well.

“The relationship I have with him, built through competing against each other, in the same way that I feel proud of the work I do and how we evolve, I also feel like it’s a great challenge to face the best coaches in the world.

“For me, competing against [Pep] Guardiola is magnificent, competing against Luis Enrique is magnificent. Why? Because they demand a lot of me, they motivate me a lot.

“Based on the full respect I have for managers, that respect is even greater when competing against them, which means that I want to fight to beat them, as I look at them as the best.”