BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain aims to win back-to-back championships champions league He won the title in Saturday’s final in Budapest. Arsenal are aiming for their first ever championship.
European club soccer’s biggest prize is at stake as France and the French champions battle it out. england The match will take place at the Puskas Arena in Hungary.
title holder PSG could become the second team in the modern era to hold the trophy, after Real Madrid, who won three in a row from 2016 to 2018.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are in top form after a 22-year wait to win the Premier League title again. This is the second time they have reached the final, having lost to Barcelona in 2006.
Here’s what you need to know about the Champions League final.
kickoff time
Kick-off, traditionally held in the evening, has been brought forward to 1600 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Board UEFA made this change to improve fans’ match-day experience and optimize logistics, including public transport in Budapest.
The killer is the pregame headliner
American rock band The Killers will perform. In recent years, Linkin Park and Lenny Kravitz have headlined the pregame show.
PSG are on the brink of greatness
Since the European Cup was renamed the Champions League in 1992, only Madrid have managed to retain the European Cup.
PSG are on the brink of greatness, as AC Milan, Ajax, Juventus and Manchester United all lost in the final the year after winning the trophy.
A new name for the trophy?
Despite being one of England’s oldest teams, Arsenal are yet to be crowned European champions. Twenty years on from their only appearance in the final, they aim to complete their best season in the club’s history by winning the Premier League and Champions League double.
Most successful manager in the Champions League
With this victory, Luis Enrique becomes the fifth manager to win three or more Champions League or European Cup titles.
5 Carlo Ancelotti
3 Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola
About Puskas Arena
The 67,000-seat stadium opened in 2019 and was built on the same site as the former Ferenc Puskas Stadium. It is named after the Hungarian and Real Madrid icon, who won the European Cup three times as a player.
recent award winners
2025 PSG
2024 Real Madrid
2023 Manchester City
2022 Real Madrid
2021 chelsea
Most Champions League/European Cup wins
15 Real Madrid
7 AC Milan
6 Bayern Munich, Liverpool
5 Barcelona
4 ajax
3 Manchester United, Inter Milan
Madrid’s final set of 2027
The 2027 final will be held at Atletico Madrid’s Estadio Metropolitano. This will be the second time the final has been held, following the 2019 showdown between Liverpool and Tottenham. The city of Madrid has hosted the final five times in the past.
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