Could Champions League Final Be Arsenal’s Greatest-Ever Night?
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- Sports Money Could Champions League Final Be Arsenal’s Greatest-Ever Night?By Graham Ruthven,
- This isn’t to say the newly crowned Premier League champions can’t get the better of the defending European champions in Budapest.
- Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (left), William Saliba (centre) and Gabriel celebrate with their winners medals after the Premier League match at Selhurst Park, London.
Sports Money Could Champions League Final Be Arsenal’s Greatest-Ever Night?By Graham Ruthven,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a soccer writer based in the United Kingdom Follow Author May 30, 2026, 04:55am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - MAY 29: Mikel Arteta the Arsenal Manager of Arsenal during the training session/press conference one day ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2026 Final at Puskas Arena on May 29, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesIt’s been 20 years since Arsenal last appeared in a Champions League final. For Paris Saint-Germain, the experience is a familiar one having beaten Inter Milan in last year’s final to become European champions for the first time, but Mikel Arteta and his players are new to this sort of thing.
This isn’t to say the newly crowned Premier League champions can’t get the better of the defending European champions in Budapest. Arsenal has proven itself at the top of the European game by making it this far and could be set up to frustrate and ultimately overcome PSG.