Champions League Final: Arsenal vs PSG set for May 31 at Budapest's Puskás Aréna

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain will meet in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League final on Saturday, May 31, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. ET. UEFA has selected the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, as the venue for the showpiece match that will decide the 71st edition of Europe's premier club competition and the 34th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League.

When and where: key logistics

The final will be played at the Puskás Aréna, Hungary’s national stadium since its inauguration on November 15, 2019. The stadium — named after Ferenc Puskás — has hosted major European fixtures before, including the 2023 UEFA Europa League final, and will welcome roughly 67,000 fans for the Champions League final.

How the match will be decided

If the score is level after 90 minutes, the match will go to extra time consisting of two 15-minute halves. Should neither side score in extra time, the Champions League trophy will be decided by a penalty shootout.

Route to the final: where the two clubs arrive from

According to the source, PSG secured their place in the final after a two-legged semifinal with Bayern Munich, advancing following a 5-4 home victory in the first leg and a 1-1 draw in Germany. PSG enter the match as the defending Champions League winners.

Arsenal reached the final by edging Atlético Madrid at the Emirates Stadium with a 1-0 victory after a 1-1 draw at the Metropolitano. This marks Arsenal’s first Champions League final appearance since 2006, when they lost to Barcelona. A win in Budapest would be the club’s first Champions League title.

Why the final matters

A PSG victory would make them the ninth club in history to win back-to-back Champions League titles and the first since Real Madrid’s run that included three consecutive trophies between 2016 and 2018. For Arsenal, a win would add the club to the list of Champions League winners — the report says they would become the 25th club to lift the trophy — and complete a long-sought piece of silverware missing from the club’s European honours.

• Final date: Saturday, May 31, 2026
• Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET
• Venue: Puskás Aréna, Budapest (approx. 67,000 capacity)
• Tie resolution: extra time and, if necessary, penalties
• PSG: defending champions; advanced past Bayern Munich in the semifinal
• Arsenal: first final since 2006; advanced past Atlético Madrid

What happens next

With the date and venue confirmed, attention will turn to ticket allocations, travel arrangements for supporters and the final stretch of domestic seasons for both clubs as they prepare physically and tactically for the final. UEFA and the clubs are expected to publish further logistical and commercial details in the coming weeks (not detailed in the source).