Champions League final
PSG will battle it out with Arsenal in the 2025- 2026 Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday for a chance to win the competition for the second consecutive season.
The Parisiens will be hoping to add to their solitary triumph which they won last season after annihilating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final last season.
The defending champions are the favourites to win the trophy but recently crowned Premier League champions Arsenal are looking to end their Champions League drought.
Luis Enrique’s side are bidding to become the first-ever French team to win back-to-back European Cups
Arsenal are unbeaten in the Champions League this season, they finished top of the Group phase with 24 points after winning all their eight matches to book a second round place in style.
On the other hand, PSG finished 11th on the log with 14 points which was enough to earn them a playoff spot.
The defending champions saw off Monaco 5-4 in the playoff to qualify for the round of 16 where they clicked into gear before taking out Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich to get to the final.
Arsenal defeated the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon and Atletico Madrid to qualify for the Champions League final.
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The Gunners are the first side to go 14 games without losing in a single Champions League campaign,
PSG have scored the most goals in the Champions League this season with 44 goals while the Gunners can only boast of 29 goals.
PSG vs Arsenal Form Guide
Paris Saint-Germain Champions League form:
W-W-W-W-W-D
Arsenal Champions League form:
Arsenal Champions League form:
D-W-W-D-D-W
PSG vs Arsenal: Stats You Need To Know
PSG are attempting to become the first club other than Real Madrid to defend the trophy in the UCL era, while Arsenal could be the fourth different club to win the English top-flight title and become European champions in the same season.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has the most goal involvement of any player in this season’s Champions League knockout rounds (10) and is also the first to score or assist in seven consecutive UCL KO appearances in a single campaign.
Only three English clubs have won the top-flight title and the European Cup or Champions League in the same season. They are Liverpool (in both 1976-77 and 1983-84), Manchester United (in 1998-99 and 2007-08) and Manchester City (in 2022-23).
PSG have reached more Champions League finals in the last six years than any other club, with Saturday set to be their third appearance on the grandest stage in that time (lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in 2020, beat Inter 5-0 last year).
Luis Enrique‘s team are the first to reach back-to-back Champions League showpieces since Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Arsenal hold the best defensive record in this season’s Champions League, conceding six goals in 14 matches (0.43 per game).
The record among teams to play 13+ matches in a single campaign remains 0.31 per game, held jointly by Arsenal (2005-06, lost to Barcelona in the final) and Chelsea (2020-21, won the trophy).
Arsenal are the only side yet to concede a goal from open play in this season’s knockout stages, in six matches.
Overall, they only conceded twice as they navigated ties against Bayer Leverkusen (3-1 on aggregate), Sporting CP (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (2-1).
PSG vs Arsenal Head-to-Head:
PSG and Arsenal will be facing each other for the eighth time in all competitions, and their head-to-head record is currently balanced at two wins each and three draws.
However, the Parisians have won their last two meetings, beating the Gunners home and away in the 2024-25 semi-finals (1-0 away, 2-1 home).
PSG have won five straight knockout ties versus English clubs, eliminating Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal last season, then Chelsea and Liverpool this term.
Man City were the last English side to knock the Parisians out, doing so in the 2020-21 semi-finals.
Arsenal, by contrast, have been eliminated from both of their UCL knockout ties versus French sides, against PSG last year and Monaco in the 2014-15 round of 16.
PSG vs Arsenal Team News
Ousmane Dembele and Achraf Hakimi both returned to training this week for the defending champions and they are expected to start the encounter.
Arsenal’s Jurriel Timber also resumed training this week but it is unclear if Arteta will hand him a starting shirt in the final.
Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:
Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Trossard; Gyokeres
PSG vs Arsenal Time:
The match is expected to kick off at 5:00p.m Nigeria time at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
UCL Final Review: All you need to know about PSG vs Arsenal
PSG will battle it out with Arsenal in the 2025- 2026 Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday for a chance to win the competition for the second consecutive season.
The Parisiens will be hoping to add to their solitary triumph which they won last season after annihilating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final last season.
The defending champions are the favourites to win the trophy but recently crowned Premier League champions Arsenal are looking to end their Champions League drought.
Luis Enrique’s side are bidding to become the first-ever French team to win back-to-back European Cups
Arsenal are unbeaten in the Champions League this season, they finished top of the Group phase with 24 points after winning all their eight matches to book a second round place in style.
On the other hand, PSG finished 11th on the log with 14 points which was enough to earn them a playoff spot.
The defending champions saw off Monaco 5-4 in the playoff to qualify for the round of 16 where they clicked into gear before taking out Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich to get to the final.
Arsenal defeated the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon and Atletico Madrid to qualify for the Champions League final.
Read Also: BREAKING: Liverpool sack Arne Slot after unimpressive season
The Gunners are the first side to go 14 games without losing in a single Champions League campaign,
PSG have scored the most goals in the Champions League this season with 44 goals while the Gunners can only boast of 29 goals.
PSG vs Arsenal Form Guide
Paris Saint-Germain Champions League form:
W-W-W-W-W-D
Arsenal Champions League form:
Arsenal Champions League form:
D-W-W-D-D-W
PSG vs Arsenal: Stats You Need To Know
PSG are attempting to become the first club other than Real Madrid to defend the trophy in the UCL era, while Arsenal could be the fourth different club to win the English top-flight title and become European champions in the same season.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has the most goal involvement of any player in this season’s Champions League knockout rounds (10) and is also the first to score or assist in seven consecutive UCL KO appearances in a single campaign.
Only three English clubs have won the top-flight title and the European Cup or Champions League in the same season. They are Liverpool (in both 1976-77 and 1983-84), Manchester United (in 1998-99 and 2007-08) and Manchester City (in 2022-23).
PSG have reached more Champions League finals in the last six years than any other club, with Saturday set to be their third appearance on the grandest stage in that time (lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in 2020, beat Inter 5-0 last year).
Luis Enrique‘s team are the first to reach back-to-back Champions League showpieces since Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Arsenal hold the best defensive record in this season’s Champions League, conceding six goals in 14 matches (0.43 per game).
The record among teams to play 13+ matches in a single campaign remains 0.31 per game, held jointly by Arsenal (2005-06, lost to Barcelona in the final) and Chelsea (2020-21, won the trophy).
Arsenal are the only side yet to concede a goal from open play in this season’s knockout stages, in six matches.
Overall, they only conceded twice as they navigated ties against Bayer Leverkusen (3-1 on aggregate), Sporting CP (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (2-1).
PSG vs Arsenal Head-to-Head:
PSG and Arsenal will be facing each other for the eighth time in all competitions, and their head-to-head record is currently balanced at two wins each and three draws.
However, the Parisians have won their last two meetings, beating the Gunners home and away in the 2024-25 semi-finals (1-0 away, 2-1 home).
PSG have won five straight knockout ties versus English clubs, eliminating Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal last season, then Chelsea and Liverpool this term.
Man City were the last English side to knock the Parisians out, doing so in the 2020-21 semi-finals.
Arsenal, by contrast, have been eliminated from both of their UCL knockout ties versus French sides, against PSG last year and Monaco in the 2014-15 round of 16.
PSG vs Arsenal Team News
Ousmane Dembele and Achraf Hakimi both returned to training this week for the defending champions and they are expected to start the encounter.
Arsenal’s Jurriel Timber also resumed training this week but it is unclear if Arteta will hand him a starting shirt in the final.
Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:
Safonov; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Trossard; Gyokeres
PSG vs Arsenal Time:
The match is expected to kick off at 5:00p.m Nigeria time at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
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