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Hungary·Football

PSG and Arsenal meet in Budapest for UEFA Champions League final

Friday, 29 May 2026, 06:23 · 1 min read

Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will contest the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday at Puskás Stadium in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, with kickoff scheduled for 6pm local time (17:00 GMT). The match marks the conclusion of European club football's most prestigious competition and brings together the defending champions and England's newly crowned Premier League winners in what promises to be a compelling showpiece event.

PSG arrive as heavy favourites, having lifted the trophy for the first time last season with a stunning 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in Munich. Désiré Doué, then just 19, scored twice in that final and has continued to develop into one of the game's most exciting young talents. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leads the French club's scoring charts this season across all competitions, with Ousmane Dembélé — who remarkably failed to score in last year's final — also a key figure, though he carries an injury concern into Saturday's match. Achraf Hakimi, one of PSG's most recognisable names, is an even greater doubt having missed both semifinal legs against Bayern Munich and the final weeks of the Ligue 1 season. At the back, Brazilian international Marquinhos anchors the defence.

Arsenal, the north London club managed by Mikel Arteta, enter the final having ended a 22-year wait for a Premier League title — their first since Arsène Wenger's celebrated

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Al Jazeera EnglishPSG vs Arsenal: UEFA Champions League final – 10 things to know ↗︎El PaísDuelo Arteta - Luis Enrique, reflejo de la edad de oro del técnico español ↗︎France24No love for Arsenal? English fans divided ahead of Champions League final ↗︎
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