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Havertz fires Arsenal ahead in sixth minute
Gunners bidding to win first Champions League/European Cup
PSG looking to retain title, after beating Inter 5-0 in last year's final
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Villa fan here but tonight I am cheering on Arsenal. Any British supporter regardless of who you support domestically should also be supporting Arsenal tonight. It would be brilliant to do a clean sweep of European trophies.
Chris, Hants
Image source, Getty ImagesParis St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Matt Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas Arena
When PSG gets going it is like an orchestra. It will all happen at once and that is how they like to play. Arsenal have to disrupt that.
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Image source, Getty ImagesBrilliant from Gabriel, who somehow manages to stretch out a long leg and produce a perfect challenge to take the ball away from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was poised to shoot inside the penalty area.
The corner finds Fabian Ruiz, but from a tight angle he can only flick the ball into the side netting.
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Each of the last 11 sides to go 1-0 up in a Champions League final went on to lift the trophy - the last to fail were Atletico Madrid in 2014 against Real Madrid (lost 4-1).
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Worst thing for this game is Arsenal scoring first. Backs to the wall, park the bus for the next 85mins.
Paul, Reading
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Image source, Getty ImagesKai Havertz is only the third player to score for two different teams in a Champions League final (Chelsea, Arsenal), after Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid) and Mario Mandzukic (Juventus, Bayern Munich).
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports
Incredible start. The finish is an absolutely different class, he realises there is no one there. Away Havertz goes, has a little go. Lifts it up. Unstoppable!
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Matt Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas Arena
Image source, Getty ImagesIt was a bizarre goal! I don't think Matvey Safonov comes out to try and shut it down. The goalkeeper doesn't come out and he doesn't narrow the angle. Kai Havertz sees a window high and into that near post. Huge power into the roof of the net.
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at the Puskas Arena
Image source, Getty ImagesThat came from absolutely nothing. What a start from Arsenal.
I don't think I have seen Kai Havertz run that fast with the ball before. It took a couple of seconds to register that it had gone in because of where we are sat.
It's a brilliant finish and the Arsenal end is going wild.
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
John Murray
BBC football correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas Arena
What a finish! Arsenal have the lead in the Champions League final. Kai Havertz just like he did for Chelsea.
Kai Havertz
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Gunners take the lead in the Champions League final!
Kai Havertz, who scored for Chelsea against Manchester City in the 2021 final, gets free down the left wing and, with no-one closing him down, he gets into the penalty area and blasts the ball into the roof of the net.
A dream start for the Arsenal.
Paris St-Germain 0-0 Arsenal
PSG have a lot of the ball, but most of that has been inside their own half. Then a bit of stroppiness from PSG's Fabian Ruiz, who is lucky to not be booked for throwing the ball away.
Paris St-Germain 0-0 Arsenal
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports
Arsenal in the Champions League so far haven't had any weaknesses. Just great results. But this will be a tough challenge.
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John Murray
BBC football correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas Arena
This PSG team have only made one change since the final in Munich last year, which is Donnarumma, who is no longer at PSG.
Paris St-Germain 0-0 Arsenal
Paris St-Germain have named the same 10 outfield players that started last year's Champions League final against Inter. They are only the second side to field the same 10 outfield players in successive finals in the competition's history, after Real Madrid in 2017-18.
Paris St-Germain 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal start the Champions League final, and do so by flicking up the ball and launching it high into the sky. But PSG are able to deal with the early high ball.
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Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at the Puskas Arena
Just before the teams kick off Marquinhos walks towards the PSG fans and asks for more noise. There's a great atmosphere in here.
Paris St-Germain v Arsenal
Aged 19 years and 246 days, Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly is the second-youngest Englishman ever to start a Champions League final, after only Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold in 2018 (19 years 231 days).
Paris St-Germain v Arsenal (17:00 BST)
Paris St-Germain v Arsenal (17:00 BST)
Steve Crossman
BBC Radio 5 Live Presenter at the Puskas Arena
There is a pianist with the grandest of grand pianos in front of us.
The Champions League anthem has never sounded quite like this.
Manager:Luis Enrique
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Manager:Mikel Arteta
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Manager:Luis Enrique
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Manager:Mikel Arteta
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
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Dominant period
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
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Kick off 1' | Arsenal |
2' | Arsenal |
3' | Arsenal |
4' | Arsenal |
5' | Arsenal |
6' | ArsenalGoal |
7' | Paris Saint-Germain |
8' | Paris Saint-Germain |
9' | Paris Saint-Germain |
10' | Paris Saint-Germain |
11' | Paris Saint-Germain |
12' | Paris Saint-Germain |
13' | Paris Saint-Germain |
14' | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Paris SG and Arsenal will be facing each other for the eighth time in all competitions, with their head-to-head record perfectly balanced at two wins each and three draws. However, Paris SG won their last two meetings against Arsenal, beating them home and away in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League semi-final.
This is the fourth UCL meeting between Paris SG and Arsenal since the start of last season, after a league phase home victory for Arsenal in October 2024 and Paris SG’s two wins in the semi-finals later that season. Only Manchester City and Real Madrid have faced each other more often in the same span (5).
This will be the first ever major European final between clubs from France and England. It will also be the fourth European Cup/UEFA Champions League final between clubs from two different capital cities, after Benfica v Real Madrid (1962), Real Madrid v Partizan Belgrade (1966) and Ajax v Panathinaikos (1971).
Paris SG have prevailed in each of their last five UEFA Champions League knockout ties against English clubs. Manchester City were the last English side to eliminate the Parisians, in the semi-finals of the 2020/21 tournament.
Since the round of 16 last season, 54% of Paris SG’s Champions League matches have been against English clubs (13 out of 24, including the upcoming final). This includes six of the nine knockout ties over the same period (vs Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal last season; vs Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal this season).
Arsenal have been eliminated in their two UCL knockout ties against French sides: vs Monaco in the 2014/15 round of 16 (3-3 agg., away goals rule) and Paris SG in last season’s semi-finals (1-3 agg.).
Paris SG are the first team to reach consecutive UEFA Champions League finals since Liverpool in 2018 and 2019. They are now aiming to become only the second club in the Champions League era (since 1992/93) to successfully defend their title, a feat only previously achieved by Real Madrid when they won three in a row between 2016 and 2018.
Since 2020, Paris Saint-Germain have reached the UEFA Champions League final more times than any other club, appearing in three editions: 2020 (0-1 v Bayern Munich), 2025 (5-0 v Inter Milan), and the upcoming 2026 final against Arsenal.
This will be Arsenal’s second European Cup/Champions League final, 20 years after their first appearance in 2006 (a 1-2 loss to Barcelona). If they win, they will become the second London club to lift the trophy after Chelsea; this would make London the first capital city to boast multiple winners of the competition, and only the third city overall with two title holders after Milan and Manchester.
Arsenal could become the 25th team to win the UEFA Champions League/European Cup, and the third first-time winner of the competition over the last four editions, after Manchester City in 2023 and Paris SG in 2025. The Gunners could also become the seventh English club to lift the trophy – no other country has had more than three different winners.
Arsenal’s two European trophies are the 1970 Fairs Cup and the 1994 Cup Winners Cup. Since then, they have lost their last four major European finals: the 1995 Cup Winners’ Cup (1-2 a.e.t. v Real Zaragoza), the 2000 UEFA Cup (0-0 a.e.t., 1-4 pens v Galatasaray), the 2006 Champions League (1-2 v Barcelona), and the 2019 Europa League (1-4 v Chelsea).
Arsenal have played more matches in UEFA Champions League/European Cup history than any other club without winning the trophy: 225 games, 0 titles.
Arsenal are looking to become the fourth English club to win the top-flight and European Cup/UEFA Champions League in the same season, along with Liverpool (1976-77, 1983-84), Man Utd (1998-99, 2007-08) and Man City (2022-23).
Paris SG are unbeaten in their last 11 UCL knockout matches, winning nine and drawing two. Aston Villa were the last team to beat PSG in the k/o phase of the competition, 3-2 at Villa Park in the 2024/25 quarter-finals.
Paris SG’s 44 goals in 2025/26 is the outright second most scored by a team in a single edition of the UEFA Champions League, behind Barcelona’s 45 in 1999/00.
Arsenal are the only team unbeaten in this season’s UEFA Champions League, with 11 wins and three draws. Their only period trailing in a match in the competition this season occurred during the round of 16 first leg away to Bayer Leverkusen, where they were behind for 43 minutes (1-1 final score).
Arsenal hold the best defensive record in this season’s UEFA Champions League, conceding six goals in 14 matches (0.43 per game). The record for teams with 13+ matches in a single campaign remains 0.31 per game, held by Arsenal (2005/06) and Chelsea (2020/21). Additionally, Arsenal are the only side yet to concede a goal from open play in this season’s knockout stages (6 matches).
This will be Arsenal’s 63rd and final game of 2025/26, more than any team from the big-five European leagues this season. It’s also Arsenal’s most for 46 years, when they played a club-record 70 matches in the 1979/80 campaign.
Over the last two seasons, Paris SG and Arsenal will have both played the same number of matches in all competitions: 121 each, including the upcoming final. Only Real Madrid and Chelsea have played more in that span across clubs from the big-five European leagues.
The Premier League will have at least one representative in the UEFA Champions League final for the sixth time in the last nine seasons. Over the same period, La Liga and Ligue 1 are the next most frequent participants, with at least one club appearing in three separate finals (incl. 2026).
The team that opens the scoring has won each of the last 11 UEFA Champions League finals. Real Madrid were the last side to overcome a deficit to win the trophy, defeating Atlético Madrid 4-1 after extra time in 2014.
Since the inception of the UEFA Champions League in 1992/93, only one of the 33 finals has ended goalless: AC Milan’s victory over Juventus in 2003 (0-0 a.e.t., 3-2 pens). Meanwhile, the last final to be decided by a penalty shootout was in 2016, when Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid (1-1 a.e.t., 5-3 pens).
This will be the first ever UEFA Champions League/European Cup final held in Hungary. The Puskás Aréna previously hosted two showpiece UEFA club matches: the UEFA Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla in 2020 (2-1 a.e.t.) and the UEFA Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma in 2023 (1-1 a.e.t., 4-1 pens).
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been involved in more goals than any other player in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League knockout phase (10), scoring seven times and delivering three assists. The Paris SG forward is the first player to score or assist in seven consecutive knockout stage appearances in the same UCL campaign.
Marquinhos will be making his 122nd UEFA Champions League appearance – that’s more than any other Brazilian player in the history of the competition (Roberto Carlos, 120). The Paris captain is the only player to have featured in both of PSG’s two previous UCL finals, against Bayern in 2020 and Inter Milan in 2025.
Paris SG’s Vitinha has made 227 line-breaking passes in the UEFA Champions League this season – 44 more than any other player. No Arsenal players have made 100+ line-breaking passes this season (Declan Rice with the most, 96).
Bukayo Saka has recorded more goal involvements against Ligue 1 opposition than any other country’s opponents in the UEFA Champions League, scoring five goals and delivering three assists in just six matches. This tally includes two goals scored in his three appearances against Paris SG.
Kai Havertz is the only Arsenal player to record multiple goal contributions (goals + assists) in the knockout phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League: a penalty against Bayer Leverkusen and the only goal of the tie against Sporting CP.
Arsenal pair Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus both played in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final for Chelsea and Manchester City respectively. The only players to play for two different English clubs in a European Cup/Champions League final are Frank Gray (Nottingham Forest & Leeds United) and Ashley Cole (Arsenal & Chelsea).
Arsenal’s David Raya has kept nine clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League this season – no goalkeeper has ever recorded 10 shutouts in a single campaign in the competition.
Only three players have made more off-ball runs in behind the opposition’s defensive line in the UEFA Champions League this season than Arsenal’s Viktor Gyökeres (113). Of players to make 200+ off-ball runs in 2025-26, Gyökeres has made the highest percentage of those in behind (56.5%).
This will be Luis Enrique’s third UEFA Champions League final as manager, having previously led both Barcelona and Paris to the title in 2015 and 2025 respectively. His win rate (64%) is the best of any manager with 50+ matches in UCL history.
This will be the fourth European Cup/Champions League final to feature two managers from the same country, and the first since Hansi Flick and Thomas Tuchel met in 2020. This also marks the first time in the competition's history that two Spanish managers will face each other in the final, with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta experiencing his first major European final, both as player and manager.
