PSG given extra dressing room after Super Cup complaint
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- PSG were allocated a spare dressing room — normally reserved for match officials — at Red Bull Arena after complaining to UEFA that their original space was too small ahead of Wednesday's Super Cup against Aston Villa
- PSG officials raised the issue at a Monday pre-game meeting, citing their status as reigning Super Cup champions (having beaten Tottenham on penalties last year) and wanting equal space to Villa
- Aston Villa are using Red Bull Salzburg's home dressing room, leaving PSG originally with the away one; UEFA's spare room was reassigned without displacing any officials
- PSG travelled with a 20-player squad including Liverpool target Bradley Barcola, midfielder Vitinha, and left-back Lucas Digne, who joined from Villa on Sunday
- Aston Villa are playing in their first Super Cup since 1982 after Unai Emery ended the club's 30-year trophy drought by beating Freiburg in Istanbul to win the Europa League
Why it matters: UEFA's rapid accommodation — handing PSG the officials' spare room without bumping anyone — shows that even pre-match logistics get VIP treatment for reigning European champions. For Villa, a 20-player PSG squad flying in with a Liverpool-linked forward underscores the scale of the task in their first Super Cup appearance in 43 years.
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