![Entre 150.000 et 200.000 personnes sont attendues dans les rues de la capitale. [Carine Schmitt / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/138336909/ad086fc1e464065250809dbcd1fbb049b28fecf90489b69c7457b6fcae13a168)
Overview
- The 2026 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint‑Germain and Arsenal will be played on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna.
- Budapest will convert Heroes’ Square into a multi‑day fan festival and is finalising transport and policing plans as it expects thousands of travelling supporters and many without tickets.
- Paris authorities, the Prefecture of Police and PSG issued a joint plan that cancels a Champs‑Élysées parade, lights the Eiffel Tower in club colours, stages a 48,000‑seat screening at the Parc des Princes, and restricts traffic around key avenues.
- France and the United Kingdom are preparing police reinforcements to support Hungarian forces, and Hungarian ministers are negotiating transport and security arrangements ahead of the match.
- Sporting context and public impact: Arsenal have just won the Premier League and PSG seek to retain the Champions League, while officials warn that large crowds could strain policing, disrupt city life and shape Budapest’s economic and political spotlight.