History will be made when the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League season concludes in Budapest, Hungary.

Budapest event guide

Who is in the 2026 Champions League final?

Arsenal will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern München in the 2026 Champions League final. The Gunners, runners-up in 2006, are seeking to become the 25th club to lift the trophy.

Where is the 2026 Champions League final?

The most prestigious club competition in world football, the UEFA Champions League will host its 2025/26 final at the Puskás Aréna.

After hosting the UEFA Europa League final in 2023, the pinnacle of European football's club calendar arrives in Hungary and its capital for the first time.

When is the 2026 Champions League final?

The 2026 Champions League final is scheduled for Saturday 30 May 2026, marking the conclusion of the 71st season of Europe's elite club competition and the 34th since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League.

What time does the 2026 Champions League final kick off?

The 2026 Champions League final kicks off at 18:00 CET. This is earlier than in previous years, designed to enhance the overall matchday experience for fans, teams and host cities by optimising matchday logistics and operations.

How to watch the Champions League final

Details of where to watch the Champions League final will be available here in due course.

Will there be extra time and penalties in the Champions League final?

If scores are level at the end of normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played. If one of the teams scores more goals than the other during extra time, that team are declared the winners. If scores remain level after extra time, the winners are determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Great Champions League final goals

Who will be performing before the Champions League final?

The Killers will headline the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi?. To launch this year's show, The Killers appear alongside Sir David Beckham in a new short film titled The Race Begins. The cinematic storyline follows lead singer Brandon Flowers and Beckham in a playful, high-stakes race to reach the most highly-anticipated match of the season and can be viewed?here.

History of the Puskás Aréna

2023 final highlights: Sevilla 1-1 Roma (4-1 pens)

The exterior of the Puskás ArénaAFP via Getty Images

What do the Champions League winners get?

The UEFA Champions League trophy stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg. "Everybody in football is keen to get their hands on it," said creator Jürg Stadelmann.

The winners will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup.

They will also gain an automatic place in the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.

The magic of the UEFA Champions League trophy

Where will the other 2026 finals be held?

2026 Europa League final: Be?ikta? Park, Istanbul

2026 Conference League final: RB Arena, Leipzig

2026 Women's Champions League final: ?Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo