PSG Get Extra Dressing Room for Super Cup After Complaint
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- PSG lodged a complaint with UEFA at Monday's pre-game meeting, saying their dressing room at Red Bull Arena was too small and wanting equal space to opponents Aston Villa
- UEFA resolved the dispute by giving PSG a spare dressing room normally used by match officials, though no officials were displaced to accommodate the move
- Aston Villa, managed by Unai Emery, are using Red Bull Salzburg's home dressing room, leaving PSG with the away facility in Austria
- PSG framed their demand as befitting reigning Super Cup champions, having beaten Tottenham on penalties in last year's edition
- PSG travelled with a 20-player squad featuring Liverpool target Bradley Barcola, midfielder Vitinha, and left-back Lucas Digne, who signed from Villa on Sunday
Why it matters: PSG leveraged their status as defending champions to extract better facilities from UEFA, and the fact that UEFA gave up the officials' room without displacing anyone shows the governing body prioritized placating the marquee club ahead of a high-profile fixture.
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