Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos has urged his team-mates to "keep making history" ahead of the Super Cup on Wednesday.
Champions League winners PSG face Europa League victors Aston Villa at Red Bull Arena as Luis Enrique's side look to defend their title.
PSG are looking to become just the fourth team to retain the European/Super Cup, after Ajax (1973, 1974), AC Milan (1989, 1990) and Real Madrid (2016, 2017).
The Ligue 1 giants have already made plenty of history. They are only the third side ever to win both their league title and the European Cup/Champions League in back-to-back seasons, after Madrid (1956-57/1957-58) and Ajax (1971-72/1972-73).
They are also the first French team ever to win the European Cup/Champions League in consecutive editions.
However, Marquinhos' desire to keep winning has not faded, and he encouraged his team-mates to follow the example of their head coach.
"He's a coach who knows how to get his messages across to the players," Marquinhos said about Luis Enrique.
"He's very ambitious, but he's very clear about what he expects from everyone at every moment of the season. He knows that we might not be at full throttle right away, but we have a title to play for on Wednesday.
"Even if we've won trophies, we have to keep winning titles, keep making history.
"That's our goal. We know it's tough. We know the path and how difficult it is. Even without much training, it starts on Wednesday.
"When you have a chance to win a title, you have to win it. That's how I am, I always want more titles. Everyone will do their best for Wednesday's match.
"The team on the field will give everything to try and win."
Marquinhos: “The message is very clear for us this season. We want to continue to go after titles.”#PSGAVFC https://t.co/SYw2WD3ch1 pic.twitter.com/9U7RWymxaQ
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) August 11, 2026
Since winning the Europa League, Villa have sold Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne this summer, with the latter returning to PSG.
Unai Emery's side have won three of their six pre-season games, losing to Bayern Munich, Real Sociedad and Porto.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Paris Saint-Germain – Vitinha
Vitinha's 141 completed passes for PSG in the 2026 Champions League final were the joint-most by a player in the competition's showpiece on record (since 2003-04), along with Xavi for Barcelona in 2011 (141 v Manchester United).
Vitinha completed 100+ passes in nine different matches in the tournament last term, also the joint-most by a player in a single edition on record, along with Xavi in 2010-11.
Aston Villa – Ollie Watkins
With the departure of Rogers, the onus will be on Ollie Watkins to step up for the Premier League side.
The striker ended the 2025-26 Premier League campaign in stellar form, scoring five goals and providing one assist across his last three games.