UEFA Champions League Final 2026

May 30,
Puskás Aréna,
Budapest
(below)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
PSG 2
Arsenal 2
D3
First European Cup final
between teams from France
and England – both aiming to secure
continental double after domestic triumphs

PARIS
SAINT-GERMAIN

Coach
Luis Enrique

Club captain
Marquinhos

Champions League
record
W100 D34 L50

European pedigree
UEFA Champions League 2025
Beat Arsenal in semi-final,
routing Inter 5-0 to clinch title
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1996

Could become only second team
to retain UEFA Champions League
title after Real Madrid defended
trophy in 2017 and 2018

ARSENAL

Coach
Mikel Arteta

Club captain
Martin Ødegaard

Champions League
record
W113 D49 L63

European pedigree
UEFA Champions League final 2006
Lost final to Barcelona, before
suffering decline in Europe
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1994

Ended 22-year wait to become
Premier League champions.
Fifth different English club
to reach final since 2019

ROAD TO FINAL
League phase		League phase
11th place (14pts)	1st place (24pts)

Knock-out phase play-offs
Monaco			Bye
3-2 (a), 2-2 (h)		Top 8 berth

Round of 16
Chelsea			Leverkusen
5-2 (h), 3-0 (a)		1-1 (a), 2-0 (h)

Quarter-final
Liverpool		Sporting Clube
2-0 (h), 2-0 (a)		1-0 (a), 0-0 (h)

Semi-final
Bayern			Atlético Madrid
5-4 (h), 1-1 (a)		1-1 (a), 1-0 (h)

Désiré
Doué
French
Ligue 1
Young
Player of
the Year –
13 goals and
11 assists in all
competitions

Bukayo 
Saka
English
attacking
threat
extended
contract with
beloved
Gunners
to 2030

STATISTICS PER MATCH
				16 matches	14 matches
Passes completed			560.3		398.4
Passes into attacking third	48.1		40.8
Corners				5.6		5.4
Average possession		60.3%		54.0%
Distance covered (km)		107.7		111.5
Total shots / Shots on target	18.6 / 7.1	14.6 / 5.8

Goals
for / against			44 / 22		29 / 06
Yellow /
red cards			15 / 02		25 / 0
Fouls
committed			146		163

PROBABLE
LINE-UPS
Safonov
Hakimi
Marquinhos
Pacho
Nuno Mendes
Zaïre-Emery
Vitinha
João Neves
Doué
Dembélé
Kvaratskhelia

Raya
Timber
Saliba
Gabriel
Calafiori
Rice
Lewis-Skelly
Saka
Eze
Trossard
Gyökeres

© GRAPHIC NEWS
Source: UEFA
Pictures: Getty Images