Champions League final LIVE: Arsenal take on holders PSG in highly-anticipated showdown

General view ahead of kick-off
General view ahead of kick-offNICOLAS TUCAT / AFP

After a fascinating season in the biggest club competition in the world, the final chapter will be written this evening in Budapest as newly-crowned Premier League champions Arsenal go head-to-head with the holders PSG. It is London vs Paris for the 2025/26 Champions League title - follow it all with us!

13:00 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to the Champions League final and a uniquely early kick-off!

We are five hours away from proceedings getting underway in Budapest's Puskas Arena, but the build-up begins now for the biggest game in club football... We hope you are as excited as we are for this one, as Mikel Arteta's Arsenal take on Luis Enrique's PSG for a shot at European glory.

You can listen to match commentary of the final or follow the live text here.

We will give a more detailed preview of both 2026 finalists as the kick-off approaches, and Flashscore editor Josh Donaldson will be providing live updates from the stadium during the final. 

But for now, the headlines. PSG are the holders and favourites. Luis Enrique's side have peaked in the last couple of months of the season, just like they did last season before thrashing Inter in the UCL final.

Arsenal, however, are high on the back of ending their trophy curse by clinching the 2025/26 Premier League title, and can head to this final with a level of freedom that might just play into their hands.

The pressure is on the champions and whilst Enrique's rock and roll PSG are favourites for good reason, Arteta's robust Arsenal will be no walkovers. They never are.