PSG vs Arsenal FC: Champions League final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

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PSG vs Arsenal: Champions League final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Gunners will have to overcome holders in Budapest to win Europe’s elite club competition for the first time

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Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain in this season’s Champions League final.

Bukayo Saka was the goalscoring hero as the Gunners edged past Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their home semi-final second-leg decider, winning 2-1 on aggregate after an initial cagey 1-1 draw in Spain to confirm their place in the final for only the second time and first since losing to Barcelona in Paris in 2006.

Standing between Arsenal and a maiden Champions League crown are holders PSG, who saw off Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate in a pulsating tie to reach the showpiece fixture of Europe’s elite club competition for the second season in a row and third time since 2019/20.

Despite a last-gasp reply from Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembele’s early second-leg goal in Bavaria proved decisive in an engrossing 1-1 draw that came eight days after PSG had edged their fellow heavyweights 5-4 in a modern classic at the Parc des Princes.

It is a rematch of last season’s semi-finals, which PSG won 3-1 on aggregate before demolishing Inter Milan 5-0 in the final in Munich to win the Champions League for the first time, winning 1-0 at the Emirates before holding off a spirited Arsenal fightback to triumph 2-1 on home soil for a 3-1 aggregate success.

Date, kick-off time and venue

PSG vs Arsenal in the 2025/26 men’s Champions League final is scheduled for a 5pm BST kick-off on Saturday May 30, 2026.

The match will take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

Where to watch PSG vs Arsenal

TV channel: In the UK, the final will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage expected to start at around 3pm BST.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the showpiece live online via the HBO Max app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert insight and analysis from Arsenal correspondent Matt Verri.

PSG vs Arsenal team news

As things stand, Arsenal’s chief injury worry is in regard to Jurrien Timber, who has not played since being forced off with an ankle issue against Everton in March.

Ben White has mostly deputised in his absence so far, with Cristhian Mosquera another option at right-back for Mikel Arteta.

Elsewhere, Mikel Merino is progressing well in his recovery from foot surgery and could presumably yet be fit in time for the final. Captain Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz both returned from knocks in the second leg against Atletico.

Injury woe: Achraf Hakimi is currently sidelined for PSG with a hamstring injury suffered against Bayern Munich

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For PSG, their big injury concern is Achraf Hakimi, arguably the world’s best right-back who has been ruled out for a period of weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in the first-leg thriller against Bayern.

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Warren Zaire-Emery moved back from midfield to cover the position in the second leg, which worked out well for PSG in terms of his own performance and that of Fabian Ruiz, who was drafted in to join Vitinha and Joao Neves in midfield as a result.

PSG are also currently without second-choice goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, who is similarly out for weeks with a thigh injury sustained in training. Youngster Quentin Ndjantou is also still sidelined.

PSG vs Arsenal prediction

It is a fascinating clash of styles as these two sides reunite, 12 months on from their semi-final tie.

PSG’s supreme firepower and swashbuckling attacking philosophy under Luis Enrique will make them the favourites up against an extremely well-drilled and clinical Arsenal team who have yet to lose a single game in this season’s Champions League.

We’re backing PSG to get the job done narrowly as they continue on the path to dynastic greatness, with Arsenal only just coming up short and likely having a first Premier League title for 22 years with which to console themselves.

PSG to win, 2-1.

Revenge or repeat? PSG beat Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate in last season’s Champions League semi-finals

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Head to head (h2h) history and results

As mentioned, PSG beat Arsenal 1-0 away and 2-1 at home in last season’s Champions League semi-finals, winning 3-1 on aggregate.

Arsenal beat PSG 2-0 at home in the league phase back in October 2024, having drawn twice - 1-1 and 2-2 - during the old group stage in the 2016/17 season.

In 1994, Arsenal progressed past PSG in the quarter-finals of the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup, drawing 1-1 away and winning 1-0 at home before going on to win the competition.

PSG wins: 2

Arsenal wins: 2

Draws: 3

PSG vs Arsenal match odds

PSG to lift the trophy: 13/20

Arsenal to lift the trophy: 6/5

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

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