Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa will go straight to a penalty shootout if their 2026 UEFA Super Cup match in Salzburg ends in a draw.
The fixture on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Salzburg, Austria, will not feature extra time if the score remains level after 90 minutes of regulation play. Instead, the champion will be decided immediately by penalties.
The rule change eliminates the traditional 30 minutes of extra time for supporters wondering how a tied match would be settled at full time.
UEFA Super Cup penalty rule
The regulation removing extra time from the Super Cup has been in place since 2023. European football governing body UEFA opted to drop the additional 30 minutes to reduce player fatigue, given that the annual match takes place at the very start of the European season.
According to UEFA records, the format was previously used in the 2025 edition of the tournament. In that match, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 with English club Tottenham before winning the Super Cup trophy in the resulting penalty shootout.
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual showpiece match organised by UEFA, the administrative body for football in Europe. It brings together the winners of the previous season's top two European club competitions.
Qualification and trophy history
Wednesday's showpiece brings together the reigning champions of Europe's top two club competitions. Paris Saint-Germain secured their place by winning the principal European competition, the UEFA Champions League, during the 2025/26 season. Aston Villa qualified by lifting the UEFA Europa League title in the same campaign.
Paris Saint-Germain are the dominant club in French football, based in Paris, while Aston Villa are an established English Premier League team, based in Birmingham.
The match offers both clubs the opportunity to achieve a milestone in terms of Super Cup titles. Paris Saint-Germain are seeking a second consecutive trophy after their victory in 2025. Aston Villa last won the Super Cup in 1982, back when the competition was decided over two legs.
If the match remains tied when the referee blows the final whistle after 90 minutes, neither side will play an additional 30 minutes. The winner will be determined immediately by penalties.
