Overview
- Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the 2025/26 Champions League final in Budapest on Saturday.
- Kai Havertz gave Arsenal an early lead inside six minutes and Ousmane Dembélé levelled from the penalty spot in the second half to force extra time.
- The shootout turned on two Arsenal misses, with Eberechi Eze sending an earlier kick wide and Gabriel Magalhaes blazing the decisive fifth penalty over the bar.
- The victory underlines PSG’s growing European dominance under Luis Enrique and makes him one of a handful of coaches with three Champions League titles.
- The final drew massive travelling support and a large security operation in Budapest, and Arsenal will return to London to stage a planned Premier League trophy parade while processing the continental defeat.