Is there extra time in UEFA Super Cup? How game is settled in event of a tie

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PSG and Aston Villa face off in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night in Salzburg with both sides looking to claim the first available silverware of the season.

PSG are both the two-time defending Champions League winners and Super Cup holders, having won the trophy for the first time 12 months ago against Tottenham.

Their former manager Unai Emery and his Villa side will be looking to build on their Europa League win — which ended a 30-year wait for a major trophy — by lifting the trophy they lifted in 1982 following their famous European Cup triumph.

The game is likely to be tightly contested, but what happens if the scores are level after 90 minutes?

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Is there extra time in UEFA Super Cup?​

There is no extra time in the UEFA Super Cup. with the game going straight to penalties if the two teams are level after 90 minutes.

This rule change was implemented in 2023 after 51 years of extra time and penalties being the format for the competition.

Penalty shootout rules for UEFA Super Cup​

The rules for a UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout are like any other, with both sides having five spot kicks each to start with.

If the scores are level after that, the shootout will go to sudden death until there is a winner.

Has UEFA Super Cup game gone to penalties before?​

Yes, the UEFA Super Cup has gone to penalties on five previous occasions, all of which have featured one or more English clubs.

The most recent came just last year when PSG beat Tottenham 4-3 in the shootout after rallying from 2-0 down late on inside 90 minutes.

Three of the four other shootouts have featured Chelsea, who lost the first two Super Cups to go to penalties to Bayern Munich (2013) and Liverpool (2019), both by a 5-4 scoreline.

They won both their and the competition's third shootout, beating Villarreal 6-5 in 2021.

Manchester City beat Sevilla by the same shootout scoreline two years later to lift their first-ever Super Cup.

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