PSG vs Arsenal predictions: Champions League final odds and picks
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will meet in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final in Budapest on May 30, a clash between two of Europe's biggest clubs to decide the continent's top team.
PSG is the reigning champion and looking to repeat, while Arsenal has never won the competition and is making its first appearance in the final since 2006. The French side dispatched Bayern Munich in the semifinals while Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid to set up the showdown in Hungary.
Arsenal currently leads the English Premier League with three games remaining and control their own destiny to win a domestic title for the first time since 2004. Meanwhile, PSG is on track to win a fifth consecutive French league title.
Who will come out on tup in Budapest? USA TODAY Sports' soccer experts provide their picks for the final:
PSG vs Arsenal prediction, Champions League final picks
- Jon Arnold: PSG 2, Arsenal 1 – After beating Arsenal in the semifinals last season, the defending champions do it again, with a dynamic attack that is simply too difficult for the Gunners to stop.
- Seth Vertelney: PSG 2, Arsenal 0 – Luis Enrique's team is too strong and consistent for an Arsenal side that has faltered at times during the second half of the season
- Victoria Hernandez: PSG 2, Arsenal 1 – PSG is positioned to make history as one of the few clubs to win back-to-back Champions League titles. Plus, Gwen Stefani recently wore a PSG jacket during rehearsals for No Doubt’s residency at The Sphere. That’s some good juju.
- Jesse Yomtov: PSG 2, Arsenal 1 – The Gunners may win the Premier League days before this final, but Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and PSG will overwhelm an exhausted Arsenal side to repeat as European champion.
- Jim Reineking:PSG 2, Arsenal 1 – PSG won its first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy last season. Why not make it two in a row? Premier League winners-to-be Arsenal are running into a talented and tried-and-true squad that survived a scintillating and hard-fought semifinal series against German giant Bayern Munich.
PSG vs Arsenal odds
(Odds via DraftKings as of 5 p.m. ET, May 6)
To lift the trophy:
- PSG: -145
- Arsenal: +120
When is Champions League final? 2026 date
- Date: Saturday, May 30
- Time: 12 p.m. ET
- Location: Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary
UEFA Champions League winners by year
- 2024-25: Paris Saint-Germain
- 2023-24: Real Madrid
- 2022-23: Manchester City
- 2021-22: Real Madrid
- 2020-21: Chelsea
- 2019-20: Bayern Munich
- 2018-19: Liverpool
- 2017-18: Real Madrid
- 2016-17: Real Madrid
- 2015-16: Real Madrid
- 2014-15: Barcelona
- 2013-14: Real Madrid
- 2012-13: Bayern Munich
- 2011-12: Chelsea
- 2010-11: Barcelona
- 2009-10: Inter Milan
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