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Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
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Summary
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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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'PSG nullified by Arsenal'published at 18:11 BST
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT SportsPSG have effectively been nullified by Arsenal's tactics. Arteta will have said he wants them to defend in the same manner, but they have to attack.
Image source, Getty ImagesKICK-OFFpublished at 18:10 BST
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal are 45 minutes plus injury time away from becoming European champions for the first time. Defensive, they have been at the top of their game, with Gabriel producing an immense performance so far.
Can they keep doing it for the whole of the second half though or will PSG finally make their pressure and possession count?
Let's find out.
Postpublished at 18:08 BST
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Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal's 69 completed passes is the lowest on record (from 2003-04) by any side in the first half of a Champions League final. Indeed, every PSG outfield player completed at least 17 passes, while no Arsenal player completed more than 11.
Postpublished at 18:06 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
This will encourage Arsenal fans...
Arsenal have only lost one of the last 117 games across all competitions in which they have led at half-time (won 101, drawn 15), a 1-2 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League in May 2025.
'They are all committed to the plan, every single one of them'published at 18:02 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on MOTD: UEFA Champions League
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal's defensive shape is superb and they are defending well everywhere. They are doubling up out wide and, every time there is the threat of a shot, the PSG player is put under pressure. If PSG have got into the Arsenal area, then there have been some significant tackles too.
From a former defender's point of view, Arsenal are incredibly well organised. It's not just their defenders who are defending well, it is their midfielders and attackers too.
They are all committed to the plan, every single one of them.
You can hear more from Onuoha on MOTD: Uefa Champions League at 22:20 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website and app.
'It is going to be fascinating'published at 18:01 BST
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Matt Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas ArenaI think Arsenal have quite enjoyed displaying what they are good at. They have got it to half-time in relatively good shape. It is going to be fascinating.
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This is a travesty of a final. Arsenal are approaching this like a non-league team going to the Emirates in the third round of the FA Cup.
Richard, South Wales
Looks very much like it’s going to be defence v attack for the entire rest of the game as Arsenal park the bus.
Robin, Coventry
How very Arsenal this season. Get an early goal and park the bus.
Colin, Allington
Image source, Getty Images'Arsenal could defend for three hours like this'published at 18:00 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Julien Laurens
ESPN journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas ArenaFrom a PSG point of view, you need more urgency, less touches of the ball and more creativity.
Arsenal could probably defend for three hours like this.
Arsenal in position they likepublished at 17:59 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at the Puskas Arena
Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal have had one shot on target, scored one goal and they lead at half time.
This situation suits the Gunners. They have the weapons off the bench to hurt PSG when they push as they game goes on too.
But surely, PSG can't be as poor in the second half? Gabriel has been a monster at the back for Arsenal.
'Having so little possession doesn't matter'published at 17:59 BST
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Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on MOTD: UEFA Champions LeagueWith Arsenal 1-0 up, them having so little possession (23% in the first half) doesn't matter. Especially because it is not as if they are retreating further and further back into their own box. They are so well organised, and they are keeping their shape on the edge of their own area.
All this possession does is make PSG frustrated and try to force the issue a little bit too much, or take shots from distance, because while they had so much of the ball in that first half, what did they do with it?
You can hear more from Onuoha on MOTD: Uefa Champions League at 22:20 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website and app.
Halfway therepublished at 17:57 BST
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These were the scenes back in north London when Arsenal scored early on.
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As much as we all hate Arsenal’s style of play you have to admit this is the only way they stand a chance.
Fawaaz, USA
Arsenal doing exactly what they should be, controlling the game. Dominating and not letting PSG play. Great first half
James, Essex
'Arsenal have got the quality to punish them'published at 17:56 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on MOTD: UEFA Champions LeagueThat last Havertz chance justifies Arsenal's approach. They know they can still carry a threat on the break because PSG are not defending the same way they are.
PSG are seeing so much of the ball, but the longer Arsenal frustrate them, the more chance there is they will over-commit and leave space at the back. Arsenal have got the quality to punish them, too.
You can hear more from Onuoha on MOTD: Uefa Champions League at 22:20 BST on BBC One and the BBC Sport website and app.
Postpublished at 17:55 BST
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Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at the Puskas Arena
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Arsenal fans chant 'set piece again' as they get ready for a corner.
The referee though seems to have had enough of how long the Gunners are taking to put the ball in and has blown for half time.
'I am mystified by that'published at 17:55 BST
HT: Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
John Murray
BBC football correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas ArenaWell, I am mystified by that. The referee, Daniel Siebert, is looking at Saka as to say 'I told you - you messed about and I have blown the whistle.'
HALF-TIMEpublished at 17:54 BST
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal were set to take their first corner of the match, but they have taken too long to get it done and referee Daniel Siebert blows for half-time.
Nevertheless, it is the Gunners that lead at the break, following Kai Havertz's sixth-minute goal.
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Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
It has taken until four minutes of injury time for PSG to register a first shot on target. David Raya is right behind the attempt from Fabian Ruiz and spills the ball, but gathers it at the second effort.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIf Arsenal succeed in winning, they will do it by being the least worst team, not the best. This is so dull.
James, London
A rather disappointing game so far. I wouldn't be happy with Arsenal taking home the trophy with such a lucky goal. PSG deserve something at least.
Monty, Dudley
'A massive chance'published at 17:51 BST
Paris St-Germain 0-1 Arsenal
Matt Upson
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at the Puskas ArenaIt is at Arsenal's tempo. If it stays like this, and they go in with this kind of feel, then what a first half this is.
A massive chance. I don't think Kai Havertz took the opportunity early enough.
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Number: 39 M. Safonov
Number: 25 Nuno Mendes
Number: 51 W. Pacho
Number: 5 Marquinhos
Number: 2 A. Hakimi
Number: 8 Fabián Ruiz
Number: 17 Vitinha
Number: 87 João Neves
Number: 7 K. Kvaratskhelia
Number: 10 O. Dembélé
Number: 14 D. Doué
Substitutes
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Number: 1 David Raya
Number: 5 P. Hincapié
Number: 6 Gabriel Magalhães
Number: 2 W. Saliba
Number: 3 Cristhian Mosquera
Number: 49 M. Lewis-Skelly
Number: 41 D. Rice
Number: 19 L. Trossard
Number: 8 M. Ødegaard
Number: 7 B. Saka
Number: 29 K. Havertz
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Team Lineups
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home team,Paris Saint-Germain
Manager:Luis Enrique
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Paris Saint-Germain
away team,Arsenal
Manager:Mikel Arteta
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Arsenal
home team,Paris Saint-Germain
Manager:Luis Enrique
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Arsenal
Manager:Mikel Arteta
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Daniel Siebert
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Bastian Dankert
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Rafael Foltyn
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Jan Seidel
- Fourth Official:
- Sandro Schärer
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Robert Schröder
Match momentum
Paris Saint-Germain
Arsenal
High chance of scoring
Medium chance of scoring
Low chance of scoring
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.
| Minute | Team with most threat |
|---|---|
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 |
15' | Paris Saint-Germain |
16' | Paris Saint-Germain |
17' | Paris Saint-Germain |
18' | Paris Saint-Germain |
19' | Paris Saint-Germain |
20' | Paris Saint-Germain |
21' | Paris Saint-Germain |
22' | Paris Saint-Germain |
23' | Paris Saint-Germain |
24' | Paris Saint-Germain |
25' | Paris Saint-Germain |
26' | Arsenal |
27' | Arsenal |
28' | Arsenal |
29' | Arsenal |
30' | Paris Saint-Germain |
31' | Paris Saint-Germain |
32' | Paris Saint-Germain |
33' | Paris Saint-Germain |
34' | Paris Saint-Germain |
35' | Paris Saint-Germain |
36' | Paris Saint-Germain |
37' | Paris Saint-Germain |
38' | Paris Saint-Germain |
39' | Paris Saint-Germain |
40' | Paris Saint-Germain |
41' | Paris Saint-Germain |
42' | Paris Saint-Germain |
43' | Paris Saint-Germain |
44' | Paris Saint-Germain |
45' | Paris Saint-Germain |
45'+1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
45'+2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
45'+3 | Arsenal |
45'+4 | Arsenal |
45'+5 | Paris Saint-Germain |
45'+6 | Arsenal |
Half time 45'+7 | Arsenal |
46' | Paris Saint-Germain |
47' | Paris Saint-Germain |
48' | Arsenal |
Match Stats
Key, Paris SG v ArsenalBasic Stats
Overall possession
Paris Saint-Germain 77%Arsenal 23%
xG
Paris Saint-Germain 0.2618Arsenal 0.3404Shots
Paris Saint-Germain 6Arsenal 3Shots on target
Paris Saint-Germain 1Arsenal 1Total touches inside the opposition box
Paris Saint-Germain 15Arsenal 5Goalkeeper saves
Paris Saint-Germain 0Arsenal 1Aerial duels won
Paris Saint-Germain 4Arsenal 8Fouls committed
Paris Saint-Germain 5Arsenal 4Corners
Paris Saint-Germain 4Arsenal 1In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Paris Saint-Germain 6Arsenal 3Shots on target
Paris Saint-Germain 1Arsenal 1Shots off target
Paris Saint-Germain 4Arsenal 0Attempts out of box
Paris Saint-Germain 3Arsenal 0Total offsides
Paris Saint-Germain 0Arsenal 1Expected
xG
Paris Saint-Germain 0.2618Arsenal 0.3404xG from open play
Paris Saint-Germain 0.2494Arsenal 0.2419xG from set play
Paris Saint-Germain 0.0124Arsenal 0.0985xA
Paris Saint-Germain 0.46075Arsenal 0.152113Distribution
Total passes
Paris Saint-Germain 361Arsenal 108Pass accuracy %
Paris Saint-Germain 88.9Arsenal 66.7Backward passes
Paris Saint-Germain 50Arsenal 15Forward passes
Paris Saint-Germain 81Arsenal 46Total long balls
Paris Saint-Germain 24Arsenal 26Successful final third passes
Paris Saint-Germain 108Arsenal 13Total crosses
Paris Saint-Germain 11Arsenal 2Defence
Total tackles
Paris Saint-Germain 7Arsenal 7Won tackle %
Paris Saint-Germain 71.4Arsenal 71.4Fouls committed
Paris Saint-Germain 5Arsenal 4Total yellow cards
Paris Saint-Germain 0Arsenal 1Total clearances
Paris Saint-Germain 6Arsenal 19
Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, Paris SG v Arsenal
League position, Paris Saint-Germain 11th, Arsenal 1stTotal points, Paris Saint-Germain 14, Arsenal 24
Goals scored
Paris Saint-Germain 44Arsenal 29Form guide
All competitions
Paris Saint-Germain lose
v Paris FC
2
1
Ligue 1
Arsenal won
v Crystal Palace
1
2
Premier League
Paris Saint-Germain won
v Lens
0
2
Ligue 1
Arsenal won
v Burnley
1
0
Premier League
Paris Saint-Germain won
v Brest
1
0
Ligue 1
Arsenal won
v West Ham United
0
1
Premier League
Paris Saint-Germain draw
v Bayern Munich
1
1
UEFA Champions League
Arsenal won
v Atletico Madrid
1
0
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain draw
v Lorient
2
2
Ligue 1
Arsenal won
v Fulham
3
0
Premier League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Paris Saint-Germain and ArsenalParis Saint-Germain Won 2Arsenal Won 2
Played6
Draw 2
Previous scores
All competitions
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Paris Saint-Germain 2 , Arsenal 1 on the 7th of May 2025
Paris Saint-Germain
Arsenal
7th of May 2025
Arsenal 0 , Paris Saint-Germain 1 on the 29th of April 2025
Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain
29th of April 2025
Arsenal 2 , Paris Saint-Germain 0 on the 1st of October 2024
Arsenal
Paris Saint-Germain
1st of October 2024
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Match Facts
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.
