What to know about the 2026 Champions League final

Arsenal is in the final for the first time since 2006. It is only its second time in the final and it has never won European club soccer's top competition, having lost to Barcelona in 2006. Mikel Arteta's team was beaten in last year's semifinals by eventual champion PSG. PSG is aiming to become only the second team to win back-to-back Champions League titles, having lifted the trophy for the first time last year. Since the tournament was rebranded as the Champions League in the 1992-93 campaign only Real Madrid has retained the title, winning three times in succession from 2016-18. Bayern has won the Champions League or European Cup on six occasions — most recently in 2020. Victory this year would see it equal AC Milan's total of seven titles to make the German giant the joint second most successful team in the competition's history behind Madrid, which is a 15-time winner.

About the Puskas Arena

The 67,000-seater stadium was opened in 2019 and built on the same site as the previous Ferenc Puskas Stadion — named after the Hungarian and Real Madrid icon, who won three European Cups as a player.

Recent 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

Where is the 2026-27 Champions League final?

The 2027 final will be staged at Atletico Madrid's stadium the Estadio Metropolitano. It is the second time it has held the final, having staged the 2019 showdown between Liverpool and Tottenham. The city of Madrid has hosted the final on five previous occasions. \\\_ James Robson is at \\\_ AP soccer: