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Paris Saint-Germain will face Arsenal in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final, scheduled to take place at the Puskás Arena in Budapest, Hungary, later this month.
PSG are looking to become just the second club in the Champions League era, after Real Madrid, to successfully defend the trophy, having dominated European competition to claim last season's crown.
Luis Enrique's title-holders defeated Bayern Munich to secure their spot in the final, claiming a 6–5 win across two legs. Ousmane Dembélé and his teammates netted five against Bayern in the first leg, though they conceded four, in what many consider one of the greatest European nights in recent memory. The return leg was far more subdued but proved sufficient to send PSG through.
Meanwhile, the Gunners have gone undefeated throughout the Champions League this season and sealed their final berth with a hard-fought 2–1 aggregate win against Atlético Madrid in the last four.
PSG and Arsenal crossed paths three times in last season's Champions League. Arsenal claimed victory in the league phase courtesy of first-half strikes from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka, but PSG delivered when it counted most, eliminating the Gunners at the semifinal stage.
2025–26 Champions League Final
For administrative purposes, PSG is the designated 'home' team in the final.
Unlike PSG, Arsenal have never won European football's most prestigious trophy, and this represents their first final appearance in two decades—following a heartbreaking 2006 loss to Barcelona. The club has claimed the women's equivalent on two occasions—most recently last season—but the men's title has always eluded them.
Overall, Arsenal's record across all UEFA finals makes for grim reading, with just one win from six appearances.
Arsenal Record—All UEFA Competition Finals
Season | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|
1979–80 | Valencia (p) 0–0 Arsenal | Cup Winners' Cup |
1993–94 | Arsenal 1–0 Parma | Cup Winners' Cup |
1994–95 | Arsenal 1–2 (aet) Real Zaragoza | Cup Winners' Cup |
1999–00 | Galatasaray (p) 0–0 Arsenal | UEFA Cup |
2005–06 | Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal | Champions League |
2018–19 | Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal | Europa League |
Arsenal did win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup—widely regarded as a forerunner to the modern Europa League—back in 1970, though the competition was never formally recognized by UEFA and is generally excluded from official records.
PSG, by contrast, have appeared in fewer UEFA finals yet have won twice as many. Their first continental final came 30 years ago, when they lifted the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup by defeating Austria's Rapid Wien. This season marks their third Champions League final appearance in the past seven years.
PSG Record—All UEFA Competition Finals
Season | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|
1995–96 | PSG 1–0 Rapid Wien | Cup Winners' Cup |
1996–97 | Barcelona 1–0 PSG | Cup Winners' Cup |
2019–20 | PSG 0–1 Bayern Munich | Champions League |
2024–25 | PSG 5–0 Inter | Champions League |
When Is the 2025–26 Champions League Final?
The final is the only Champions League fixture each season held on a Saturday rather than during the week. It is set for May 30, marking the first occasion Hungary has hosted the prestigious showpiece event.
The Puskás Aréna in Budapest bears the name of Hungarian and Real Madrid icon Ferenc Puskás, a player who transformed the game and shaped its future across a career stretching three decades—the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He won the European Cup, as the competition was then called, three times with Real Madrid, including netting four goals in the iconic 1960 final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The stadium replaced the original Ferenc Puskás Stadium, which was torn down in 2017. The new centerpiece of Hungarian football opened two years later and served as the venue for the 2023 Europa League final.