Statistics on Champions’ League 2025-26: Final
PSG vs Arsenal 1-1, pen. 4-3
*PSG became only 2nd team in Champions League history (since 1992) to win the competition in back-to-back seasons, following Real Madrid in 2016-2017-2018.
*PSG are only the third team to win both their league title and the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in back-to-back seasons, after Real Madrid in 1957 and 1958, Ajax in 1972 and 1973.
*It was just the fourth European Cup/Champions League final between teams from two different capital cities, and the first for the last 55 years.
The precedents:
1962, Benfica vs Real Madrid,
1966, Real Madrid vs Partizan Belgrade,
1971, Ajax vs Panathinaikos.
*Paris Saint-Germain have played in their third Champions League final, more than any other French club (Marseille and Reims have 2 each).
*PSG is the first club to reach two consecutive finals in the competition since Liverpool in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
*For the 4th time, a team (PSG) outside the top 4 European leagues reached the European Cup/Champions League final in consecutive seasons, after:
Benfica in 1961-1962-1963,
Ajax in 1971-1972-1973,
Ajax in 1995-1996.
*It was the first Champions League final to see both sides score since 2018 (Real Madrid vs Liverpool 3-1).
*An extra time was needed in the Champions League final for the first time since 2016 (Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid 1-1).
*A penalty shootout was needed in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final for the 13th time; English teams have been involved in five of the last six such occasions.
*PSG has won all 6 penalty shootouts since Luis Enrique took over.
The club has contested penalty shootouts in each of their four official finals this season (UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Trophée des Champions, Champions League).
*Arsenal became the 4th team to never win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League despite multiple participation in the final, after:
Atlético Madrid (1974, 2014, 2016),
Reims (1956, 1959),
Valencia (2000, 2001).
*During their 2 victorious European campaigns, PSG met English clubs in the knockout stages 7 times winning all 7 ties:
Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal in UCL 2024-25,
Tottenham in UEFA Super Cup 2025,
Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in UCL 2025-26.
*Arsenal became the third team unbeaten in UCL season with at least 10 games played and not winning the trophy (15 games: 11 wins and 4 draws), after:
Rangers in 1992-93 (6 wins and 4 draws),
Manchester City in 2023-24 (8 wins and 2 draws).
*It was the 5th European Cup/Champions League final with coaches (Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique) from the same country (Spain), after:
1979, Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest) and Bob Houghton (Malmö) – England,
2003, Carlo Ancelotti (Milan) and Marcello Lippi (Juventus) – Italy,
2013, Jupp Heynckes (Bayern) and Jürgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund) – Germany,
2020, Hansi Flick and Thomas Tuchel (PSG) – Germany.
*This is the second European competition final with two coaches of the same nationality without any club of that nationality participating.
The first was Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao (Europa League 2011) with Diego Simeone against Marcelo Bielsa (both Argentina).
*Arteta is the fourth Spanish manager to reach a Champions League final with a non-Spanish team, after Rafa Benítez (Liverpool), Guardiola (Manchester City), and Luis Enrique (PSG).
*PSG have the same 10 outfield players in XI that started last year’s Champions League final vs Inter. They are only the second team in the competition’s history to name the same 10 outfield players in starting lineup for successive finals, after Real Madrid in 2017 and 2018.
*Désiré Doué is only the 2nd player to have started multiple Champions League finals (2025 and 2026) before turning 21, along with Trent Alexander-Arnold (2018 and 2019 with Liverpool).
*Warren Zaïre-Émery became the youngest player in history (20 years and 2 months old) to have won two Champions League finals, surpassing Johan Neeskens with Ajax (at 20 years and 8 months).
*Zaïre-Émery is also the fourth youngest player to reach his second Champions League final, behind:
António Simões (19 years and 5 months),
Nwankwo Kanu (19 years and 9 months),
Patrick Kluivert (19 years and 10 months).
*Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi became the joint-most decorated African player in Champions League history (3 trophies: 2018 with Real Madrid, 2025 and 2026 with PSG), alongside Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o (2006 and 2009 with Barcelona, 2010 with Inter).
*Ousmane Dembélé became the 5th player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in a Champions League season, after:
Diego Milito in 2009/10,
Lionel Messi in 2010/11,
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013/14,
Sadio Mané in 2017/18.