2025–26 UEFA Champions League

The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League was the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was played on 30 May 2026 at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain successfully defended the title, defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, to become the second club to win back-to-back titles in the UEFA Champions League era, matching Real Madrid's feat in the 2016–17 edition. As winners of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain automatically qualified for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and earned the right to play against Aston Villa, the winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup. This was the first Champions League season to feature six clubs from one nation, with England earning an extra spot through UEFA coefficient ranking and Tottenham Hotspur having won the previous season's UEFA Europa League.