The stadium in which PSG could make history: Everything you need to know about the Puskas arena

After the fairly familiar setting of the Allianz Arena in last season’s rout of Inter in the Champions League final, for this year’s final PSG must travel to Budapest, where they will encounter Arsenal in what promises to be a thrilling game between two of the best sides in Europe. Here’s everything you need to know about the Puskás Arena, which is the stadium in which the two sides will show down.

Everything you need to know about the Puskas arena ahead of the Champions League final

The Puskás arena, named of course after the greatest Hungarian footballer of all time – Real Madrid icon Ferenc Puskás – has only been in operation since 2019. Indeed, it replaces the former national stadium (also named after Puskás) but has twice the capacity, with the new arena having a capacity of more than 65,000 people.

The stadium opened officially on the 15th of November 2019, making it the most recently opened stadium to ever host a Champion League final. The first game at the stadium was a friendly match between Hungary and Uruguay, with the visitors registering a 2-1 win courtesy of an opener from former PSG striker and all time top goal scorer Edison Cavani.

Since then, the stadium has played host to a number of games, including a number of COVID-era Champions League games that were moved for safety reasons, every Hungarian cup final since the opening of the stadium, the 2020 UEFA Super Cup final which saw Bayern Munich beat Sevilla in extra time and the 2023 Europa League final, in which Sevilla defeated José Mourinho’s Roma on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time.

The stadium also hosted a number of national games, including some fixtures at Euro 2020, such as clashes seeing France take Portugal and Hungary. The stadium has also been used as a concert arena, with a number of world famous artists taking the stage there, from Ed Sheeran to Coldplay. Indeed, even this weekend’s final will feature a pre-match opening performance from American Indie Rock band The Killers, who will be part of a pre-match show.

It was back in 2024 that the Puskás Arena was selected as the host stadium for this year’s final, and it represents a proud moment for Hungary, as it is the first time a European Cup or Champions League final has been hosted in the country. Neither PSG nor Arsenal have ever played in the stadium before, and both sides will hope that they forever more will be able to associate it to a historic victory after whatever happens on Saturday.

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