Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa… penalty kicks decide the European Super Cup in a tie
Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to face Aston Villa this evening, Wednesday, in the European Super Cup final, amid great anticipation to find out the identity of the team that wins the title, especially in light of the system adopted to decide the match if regular time ends in a tie.
According to the “Foot Mercato” website, the match will not witness additional periods if the 90 minutes end in a tie, The two teams will go directly to penalty kicks to determine the European Super Cup champion.
This system is being applied for the second season in a row, after the previous edition of the tournament witnessed direct resort to penalty kicks after normal time ended in a draw, so that Paris Saint-Germain could then win the title at the expense of Tottenham.
The Parisian team had succeeded in achieving a draw during the final minutes of that confrontation, before excelling in the penalty shootout and winning the crown.
UEFA regulations stipulate the cancellation of extra time in the European Super Cup, so that penalty kicks will be resorted directly to if the match ends in a draw after 90 minutes.
Consequently, if the tie between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa continues until the final whistle in Salzburg, penalty kicks will be resorted directly to decide the identity of the European Super Cup champion.