Who Won the Champions League Final 2026?

The UEFA Champions League has long been seen as the pinnacle for club football in Europe. According to UEFA, the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League (24th Season) was another fantastic and incredible season with numerous memorable comebacks, great goals from many of the greatest players in the game, as well as unbelievable senior knockout matches throughout the tournament.

All of the fans of Football all over the world were tuned into Budapest, Hungary on May 30, 2026 when two of the best Football Clubs in the World: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal Football Club met in the ultimate match for the UEFA Champions League. 

This epic finale between PSG and Arsenal brought a lot of history, prestige, and glory to the final match and made it a very thrilling match while at the same time proving to the World that both clubs possessed unbelievable talent, extreme character, and tremendous determination.

Who Won the Champions League Final 2026? 

With a remarkable victory over Arsenal through penalties after a 1-1 draw previous to extra time, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has won the UEFA Champions League for the 2026 season.

With a goal in the sixth minute of the match, Kai Havertz helped give Arsenal an early lead against the current title holder of this competition. 

PSG equalized after converting a penalty kicks from Ousmane Dembélé. They leveled the match from multiple chances they made during the match. At the end of regulation and extra-time neither team scored a goal.

The result of 25 percent of this game was determined by penalty kicks, as PSG calmly converted 4 of 5 attempts in their successful shootout to win 4-3. This win continues the legacy that Director of Football Luis Enrique has established at PSG.

Key Highlights from Champions League Final

• A dream start from the Gunners saw Kai Havertz score after only six minutes meaning an early lead and immediate pressure on PSG.

• The match continued aggressively at both ends as each team pressed for more opportunities in a tight tactical game.

• In the 65th minute, Ousmane Dembélé scored from the penalty spot to bring the score level at 1-1 for PSG.

• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia came within feet of scoring a late winner in the 77th minute after his shot turned and hit the post.

• Despite several near misses by )of either team, the contest ended in a penalty shootout, with penalty misses from Eberechi Eze, Nuno Mendes and Gabriel Magalhães being key.

What is the Prize Money for Champions League Winners?

For winning the UEFA Champions League in 2026, teams will receive €25 million in prize money for being crowned the best team in Europe through the UEFA Champions League. This prize money is in addition to the €18.5 million that each of the two finalists made by reaching the final, which totals €43.5 million for the winners of the Champions League only from the final stages of the tournament. 

In addition to the money earned from success in the final stages of the tournament like money awarded for league-phase participation, winning games, progressing through the knockout stages, etc., the teams making it to the Champions League finals may make over €100 million through the UEFA Champions League due to the "value pillar" portion of UEFA's payouts, including money from broadcasting, coefficient distributions based on UEFA's formula, and other forms of financial support from UEFA.

Who Won Player of the Match?

UEFA has announced that Paris Saint-Germain’s Vitinha was awarded Player Of The Match for his performance in their UEFA Champions League Final, held on 31st May, 2026 at Budapest, Hungary, which ended 1-1 with Arsenal after extra time. 

After conceding an early goal to Kai Havertz from Arsenal, Vitinha played a pivotal role as PSG regained control of the match by maintaining their composure throughout the match, linking defence to attack, and maintaining a level head during a tightly contested final. 

UEFA’s Technical Observer Group recognised Vitinha’s ability to create momentum for PSG, provide the team with tempo throughout the match, and was impressed with his ability to maintain his composure during a high-pressure match.