Arsenal face PSG in Budapest May 30

UEFA confirmed on May 11 that Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain in the 2026 Champions League final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Saturday, May 30. Arsenal reached the match by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, while PSG advanced past Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate as the defending champions. The final is scheduled to kick off at 18:00 CET, earlier than in recent years, UEFA said. ### When and where is the final? Budapest will host the final on Saturday, May 30, at Puskás Aréna, UEFA said in its official final guide. UEFA said the stadium will stage the men’s Champions League final for the first time, after previously hosting the Europa League final in 2023. The governing body’s event guide says gates will open at 15:00 local time for the 18:00 kick-off. (uefa.com) UEFA said the 2025/26 final concludes the 71st season of Europe’s top club competition and the 34th since the tournament was renamed the Champions League. The match will also feature the pre-game Kick Off Show, with UEFA saying The Killers will perform in Budapest. ### How did Arsenal get here? Arsenal sealed their place on May 5 with a 1-0 second-leg win over Atletico Madrid at Emirates Stadium, completing a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory. (uefa.com) Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal in the second leg, and Arsenal said the club had reached the Champions League final for only the second time in its history. Arsenal said the appearance is their first in a European Cup or Champions League final since 2006. (uefa.com) The club described the gap as 20 years and said it was the longest wait between finals by an English side since Liverpool’s run to the 2005 final. Arsenal also said they became the first team to win all eight matches in the league phase this season. ### How did PSG set up the meeting with Arsenal? (arsenal.com) Paris Saint-Germain booked their place on May 6 by drawing 1-1 away to Bayern Munich and winning the semi-final 6-5 on aggregate. UEFA said Ousmane Dembele scored early in Munich to help send Luis Enrique’s side back to the final as they tried to defend the title won in 2025. (arsenal.com) UEFA said PSG are bidding to become only the second club in the Champions League era to retain the trophy, after Real Madrid’s sequence of titles from 2016 to 2018. PSG’s official match and ticket pages also list Arsenal as the opponent in Budapest on May 30. ### What is the latest on Jurriën Timber? Mikel Arteta said on May 14 that right-backs Jurriën Timber and Ben White were “not available at the moment” ahead of Arsenal’s final home game of the Premier League season. (uefa.com) Arteta said Timber, who has been out since March, had “progressed a little bit in the last few days” and that the club would “try to get him fit and available as quickly as possible.” (uefa.com) Arteta had said on May 8 that there was “no chance for the weekend” for Timber and that “at the moment, he’s not fit to play.” Those comments left open the possibility of a return later in May, but Arsenal have not said he will be available for the final. ### What should supporters know about tickets and logistics? UEFA said in March that the Champions League final would be held at a 61,400-capacity stadium and that 39,000 tickets would be available directly for fans and the general public. (arsenal.com) UEFA said each finalist could receive up to 11,000 tickets, with “Fans First” tickets priced at 40 euros and category prices starting at 65 euros. (arsenal.com) UEFA said sales for the general public were handled through a lottery rather than first-come, first-served allocation, while club-specific sales for supporters of Arsenal and PSG would be coordinated directly with the finalists. UEFA’s Budapest event guide now carries travel, stadium-entry and supporter information for the May 30 match. (uefa.com) Saturday, May 30, is the next fixed date in the story, with Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain due to meet at Puskás Aréna in Budapest at 18:00 CET, according to UEFA’s official final schedule. (uefa.com 1) (uefa.com 2)