The 2026 UEFA Champions League Final is set. Paris Saint-Germain face Arsenal at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Saturday, 30 May, kickoff 18:00 CEST. It is the first Champions League final ever held in Hungary, the first Arsenal European Cup final since 2006 and PSG's chance to become only the second club in the Champions League era to retain the trophy.
This page covers the fixture story, both clubs' routes to Budapest, the players who will decide it, ticket pricing both at face value and on the resale market, allocation breakdown, venue detail and matchday logistics for travelling fans.
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| Fixture | Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday 30 May 2026 |
| Kickoff | 18:00 CEST (17:00 BST) |
| Venue | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |
| Capacity | 67,215 |
| Stage | Final, 2025/26 UEFA Champions League |
| Defending champion | Paris Saint-Germain (won 5-0 vs Inter Milan, 2025) |
| Pre-match show | The Killers (Pepsi Kick Off Show) |
| Prize money | €18.5m to each finalist plus €6.5m winner's bonus |
The last time Arsenal played a European Cup final was 17 May 2006 in Paris. Thierry Henry led the line, Jens Lehmann was sent off in the 18th minute, and Barcelona came from behind to win 2-1. Twenty years on, no Arsenal player from that team is still in the squad. Mikel Arteta, who was 24 at the time and playing for Real Sociedad, now manages a side that has reached the final without losing a knockout tie.
Arsenal's route to Budapest has been built on defensive control. The team kept clean sheets in eleven of their thirteen Champions League matches this season and topped the new league phase with a perfect record. They are the first English club in a Champions League final since Manchester City and Chelsea contested it in 2021, and the first Arsenal side to reach this stage in two decades.
For Paris Saint-Germain, it is a different story. The club lost the 2020 final to Bayern Munich in Lisbon, then waited five years to lift the trophy with a 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in May 2025, the largest winning margin in any European Cup or Champions League final. Now Luis Enrique's side aim to do what only Real Madrid have managed in the modern era: win the trophy back-to-back.
| Stage | Opponent | Result | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| League phase | 36-team table | Finished 1st, won all 8 matches | 23 goals for, 4 against |
| Round of 16, 1st leg | Bayer Leverkusen (away) | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Round of 16, 2nd leg | Bayer Leverkusen (home) | 2-0 | |
| Quarter-final, 1st leg | Sporting CP (away) | 1-0 (Havertz 90+3') | 1-0 |
| Quarter-final, 2nd leg | Sporting CP (home) | 0-0 | |
| Semi-final, 1st leg | Atlético Madrid (away) | 1-1 (Gyökeres pen 43') | 2-1 |
| Semi-final, 2nd leg | Atlético Madrid (home) | 1-0 (Saka 44') |
Bukayo Saka's first-half winner against Atlético sent Arsenal through. Mikel Arteta's side conceded only five goals across the entire campaign and never trailed on aggregate at any stage, the only club in this season's competition with that record.
| Stage | Opponent | Result | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| League phase | 36-team table | Finished 13th, into play-offs | |
| Play-off, 1st leg | Monaco (away) | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| Play-off, 2nd leg | Monaco (home) | 2-2 | |
| Round of 16, 1st leg | Chelsea (home) | 5-2 | 8-2 |
| Round of 16, 2nd leg | Chelsea (away) | 3-0 | |
| Quarter-final, 1st leg | Liverpool (home) | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| Quarter-final, 2nd leg | Liverpool (away) | 2-0 (Dembélé 70', 90+2') | |
| Semi-final, 1st leg | Bayern Munich (home) | 5-4 | 6-5 |
| Semi-final, 2nd leg | Bayern Munich (away) | 1-1 (Dembélé 3') |
PSG's run is unprecedented for a defending champion. Finishing 13th in the league phase forced them through the play-offs against Monaco. Their semi-final 5-4 win over Bayern at the Parc des Princes was widely described as one of the great Champions League performances of the modern era. Returning to the Allianz Arena, the scene of their 2025 triumph, they completed a 6-5 aggregate win and booked Budapest.
This is not the first time Arsenal and PSG have met in this competition recently. In the 2024/25 semi-finals, Ousmane Dembélé's fourth-minute goal at the Emirates Stadium handed PSG a 1-0 first-leg win. Fabián Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi added to the lead at the Parc des Princes a week later. Saka pulled one back, but Arsenal went out 3-1 on aggregate. PSG went on to win the trophy.
So Arsenal arrive in Budapest with a specific score to settle. Three of the four PSG goalscorers from those 2025 semi-finals (Dembélé, Hakimi and Ruiz) are still central to Luis Enrique's first XI. The narrative going into the final is straightforward: Arsenal must overturn the team that ended their last European campaign, and they must do it on neutral ground.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). Arsenal's leading attacker. Saka has scored or assisted in every Arsenal home Champions League match this season and netted the goal that beat Atlético. His ability to drift inside off the right and combine with Ødegaard is the single most consistent threat Arsenal carries.
Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal). The Swedish striker scored the penalty that opened Arsenal's account in Madrid and led the line through the knockout phase. Against a PSG defence that has not conceded more than once in any knockout match since the play-offs, Gyökeres needs to take the chances that come his way.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG). The Georgian forward has been the player of the knockout rounds in European football. Direct, two-footed and ruthless in transition, he scored against Bayern in both legs and beat Bayer Leverkusen by himself in last season's quarter-final. Arsenal's right back will have a long evening.
Ousmane Dembélé (PSG). The reigning Ballon d'Or winner. Two goals at Anfield in the quarter-final, two converted penalties in the semi-final first leg against Bayern and the third-minute opener in Munich that effectively settled the tie. Dembélé is in the form of his career and was directly involved in the goal that knocked Arsenal out a year ago.
Achraf Hakimi (PSG). The Moroccan right back captained PSG to last season's title and scored in the 5-0 win over Inter. He has scored or assisted in three of PSG's last five Champions League matches and remains one of the most decisive attacking full-backs in the world game. For PSG to win, Hakimi has to dominate his flank.
UEFA sets a tiered face value for final tickets across four general admission categories plus hospitality. These are the prices the federation charges through its public ballot, both clubs' member schemes and its hospitality programme.
| Category | Description | Face value |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Long side, prime central seating | €950 |
| Category 2 | Long side, upper tier | €490 |
| Category 3 | Behind goal and short side | €220 |
| Category 4 (Fans First) | Reserved for fans of the two competing clubs | €90 |
| Hospitality, shared lounge | Pre-match catering, dedicated entrance | From €5,900 |
| Hospitality, private box | Premium menu, host service | Up to €12,900 |
The general public ballot closed on 19 March 2026 at 11:00 CET. Cat 4 Fans First tickets were distributed only through each finalist's own ticket scheme.
Secondary marketplace prices reflect demand and run higher than face value at the final stage of any major UEFA competition. The table below shows indicative resale ranges observed across the secondary market in early May 2026. Floor prices firm up sharply in the final 14 days as travel is locked in.
| Category | Section | UEFA face value | Resale market range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Long side, central | €950 | £9,000 to £15,000+ |
| Category 2 | Long side, upper | €490 | £6,800 to £9,500 |
| Category 3, neutral | Behind goal, short side | €220 | £5,999 to £7,000 |
| Category 3, club fan side | PSG or Arsenal-designated section | €220 | £6,500 to £7,500 |
| Category 4 (Fans First) | Club allocation only | €90 | Not on the resale market |
| Hospitality, shared lounge | Premium with catering | From €5,900 | £6,500 to £9,000 |
| Hospitality, private box | VIP per-person rate | Up to €12,900 | £13,000 to £20,000+ |
Several factors drive the gap between face value and resale price for this fixture. Of the 67,215 seats at the Puskás Aréna, only 38,700 of the 64,500 sellable seats were made available to the wider public through UEFA's general ballot. Arsenal received 16,824 tickets in the North Side. PSG received an equivalent allocation in the South Side. The remainder went to UEFA, sponsors, broadcasters, member associations and the local organising committee.
Most resale inventory comes from corporate hospitality recipients and sponsor reallocations rather than fan-to-fan transfers. Current floor prices and availability are shown in the Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain fixture listing at the top of this page.
UEFA confirmed in August 2025 that the Champions League Final will kick off at 18:00 CEST from 2026 onwards, three hours earlier than the 21:00 slot used since 2010. The federation cited two reasons: a more family-friendly viewing window for fans watching at home and easier matchday logistics for those attending in person, particularly post-match public transport in the host city.
For Budapest specifically, the change matters. Most travelling supporters will fly in on Saturday morning. Pre-match build-up compresses into the early afternoon. The stadium fills from around 16:00 local time. The final whistle around 20:00 local time means same-night flights and trains back to other European cities are realistic for the first time in years.
The Puskás Aréna opened in November 2019 on the site of the old Ferenc Puskás Stadion, which was demolished in 2017. The brick facade of the original ground was preserved at the main entrance, giving the new stadium a deliberate visual link to its predecessor. It seats 67,215 and is built to UEFA Category 4 standard, the highest classification in the federation's venue grading.
This is the venue's biggest match to date, but it has form for hosting major UEFA fixtures:
The stadium is named after Ferenc Puskás, the Hungarian and Real Madrid forward who scored 84 goals in 85 internationals and won three European Cups in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He remains the all-time top scorer in European Cup or Champions League finals with seven goals.
Metro Line 2 runs extended services on major event nights. The earlier kickoff means post-match crowds clear before regular service ends, which historically has been the worst pinch point at Hungarian national-team fixtures.
Three areas balance proximity, atmosphere and value:
For pre-match food, the central market hall (Nagyvásárcsarnok) at Fővám tér serves traditional Hungarian dishes including goulash, lángos and chimney cake at fair prices. For pubs, the streets around Király utca and Kazinczy utca in District VII fill with travelling supporters from late morning. Beers run €3 to €5, around half what equivalent Paris or London matchdays cost.
Real Madrid stands alone with 15 European Cup or Champions League titles, including the first five editions from 1956 to 1960. AC Milan is second with seven, with Bayern Munich and Liverpool tied on six. Among finalists, Juventus hold the unwanted record with seven defeats, and Atlético Madrid have reached three finals without ever winning.
Francisco Gento and Paolo Maldini share the record for most final appearances with eight each. Gento won six of his with Real Madrid in the late 1950s and 1960s, the most by any individual player. Maldini won five with AC Milan and scored the fastest goal in Champions League final history, 53 seconds against Liverpool in Istanbul in 2005, in a final his team eventually lost on penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the records for appearances (183), goals (140) and final goals (4). He won the trophy five times.
The 1960 final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park produced ten goals in a 7-3 Madrid win, with Ferenc Puskás scoring four and Alfredo Di Stéfano three. The 2025 PSG 5-0 Inter Milan result is the largest winning margin in any major European men's club final. The most dramatic remains the 2005 Istanbul final, where Liverpool came back from 3-0 down at half-time against Maldini's AC Milan to draw 3-3 and win on penalties.
Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful manager in the competition's history with five titles, two with AC Milan (2003, 2007) and three with Real Madrid (2014, 2022, 2024). He is also the only manager to appear in six finals. Zinédine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have won three each, with Zidane's three consecutive titles with Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018 a record unmatched in the modern era. Luis Enrique, who won the 2015 final with Barcelona and 2025 with PSG, is one of only seven managers to win the Champions League with two different clubs.
Spain leads the all-time table with 20 final wins, with almost entirely Real Madrid (15) and Barcelona (5). England is second on 16 with the most diverse roster of winners: Liverpool (6), Manchester United (3), Nottingham Forest (2), Chelsea (2), Aston Villa (1), Manchester City (1). Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal complete the major winning nations.
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5-0 | Inter Milan | Allianz Arena, Munich |
| 2024 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Borussia Dortmund | Wembley, London |
| 2023 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Inter Milan | Atatürk Olympic, Istanbul |
| 2022 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Liverpool | Stade de France, Paris |
| 2021 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Manchester City | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
| 2020 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| 2019 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid |
| 2018 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Liverpool | NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv |
| 2017 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Juventus | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 2016 | Real Madrid | 1-1 (5-3 pens) | Atlético Madrid | San Siro, Milan |
| 2015 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Juventus | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| 2014 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Atlético Madrid | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| 2013 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund | Wembley, London |
| 2012 | Chelsea | 1-1 (4-3 pens) | Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena, Munich |
| 2011 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Manchester United | Wembley, London |
| 2010 | Inter Milan | 2-0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
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The final is at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, 30 May 2026. It is the first Champions League final ever staged in Hungary.
Paris Saint-Germain face Arsenal. PSG beat Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate in the semi-finals. Arsenal beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 on aggregate.
Kickoff is 18:00 CEST (17:00 BST) on Saturday, 30 May 2026. UEFA moved the start time forward by three hours from the previous 21:00 slot, starting with this final. Plan travel and stadium arrival accordingly.
The UEFA general public ballot closed on 19 March 2026. The remaining route is the secondary market through verified sellers like 1BoxOffice, where inventory is listed in real time and protected by a 150% delivery guarantee.
UEFA face value for the 2026 final runs from €90 (Cat 4 Fans First, club allocation only) to €950 (Cat 1, prime central seating). Hospitality starts at €5,900 for shared lounge access and rises to €12,900 for a private box.
Of 64,500 sellable seats, only 38,700 went to the public ballot. Demand was roughly twenty times supply. Most resale inventory comes from corporate hospitality recipients and sponsor reallocations, so secondary prices reflect the genuine market-clearing rate rather than the ballot floor.
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Most final tickets are released as mobile transfer through the UEFA Mobile Ticket app or via a direct mobile ticket file. You will be notified the moment your tickets are ready and given delivery instructions specific to your order.
Delivery timing depends on when each ticket is released by its source. Most mobile transfer tickets come through within 72 hours of kickoff. You can monitor your order status at any point through Track Order.
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Some Category 3 listings are designated for one club's fans, with a "Paris Saint-Germain fans" or "Arsenal fans" tag in the listing description. Most other listings are neutral. The Category 4 Fans First allocations went through each club's own scheme and are not on the resale market.
UEFA grades final ticket categories by location and view quality. Cat 1 is long side, prime central. Cat 2 is the long side, upper tier. Cat 3 is behind the goal and on the short side. Cat 4 (Fans First) is reserved for fans of the two competing clubs and is distributed only through each club's own ticket scheme.
Yes. Hospitality listings include shared lounge access with pre-match catering and private box options with premium dining and dedicated host service. Hospitality appears in the fixture listing alongside general admission and can be filtered separately.
No. The vast majority of 2026 final tickets are mobile-only through the UEFA Mobile Ticket app or a direct mobile ticket file. The specific delivery format is confirmed in your order confirmation email.
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Final pricing is volatile in the last fortnight. Floor prices typically firm up in the final 14 days as travel is locked in, then move in either direction depending on club allocation behaviour and unsold corporate inventory.
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