Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will contest the 2026 UEFA Champions League final on 30 May at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, in a fixture pairing the defending champions with a club returning to the European decider for the first time in two decades.
PSG punched their second consecutive ticket to the final after a 6-5 aggregate win over Bayern Munich — a 5-4 victory in Paris on April 28 followed by a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena on May 6. Luis Enrique's side are now bidding to become only the second club in the Champions League era after Real Madrid to retain the trophy.
Arsenal sealed their first Champions League final since 2006 with a 2-1 aggregate over Atlético Madrid, drawing 1-1 in Madrid on April 29 and securing a 1-0 win at the Emirates on May 5. A trophy in Budapest would make Arsenal the 25th club to lift the cup and the second new European champion in successive seasons after PSG in 2025.
UEFA confirmed last month that kick-off will move forward to 18:00 CET, an hour earlier than recent finals. The federation said the change was intended to give travelling supporters more time to leave Budapest by public transport and to test a wider matchday-experience overhaul.
The Puskás Aréna, opened in November 2019 on the site of the old Ferenc Puskás Stadium, has a match capacity of 67,215 and has previously hosted Champions League knockout ties relocated during the pandemic. It will be Hungary's first Champions League final.
Ticket allocations for both clubs were oversubscribed within the standard ballot window, with Arsenal reporting demand from members at roughly seven times the available seats. UEFA has not announced any expansion of the public sale.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane, asked at a press appearance about his old club's progress, offered a 10-word jab at Arsenal that has duly travelled the social-media circuit. A more substantive selection question facing Mikel Arteta is whether Bukayo Saka, who limped out of the Atlético second leg, will be fit to start.