Champions League final record of English clubs ahead of Arsenal vs. PSG showpiece showdown

On Saturday afternoon, the attraction of the footballing satellite volition beryllium captured by the Puskas Arena successful Hungary, wherever Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal fastener horns for the Champions League final.

The Budapest conflict volition spend Les Parisiens the accidental to support their European crown aft past season's smashing occurrence implicit Inter Milan successful Munich, whilst the Gunners are looking to assistance the celebrated trophy for the archetypal time.

Following their archetypal Premier League rubric successful 22 years, Arsenal instrumentality to the Champions League last aft a 20-year absence, hoping to debar the heartbreak suffered by Arsene Wenger's men successful 2006.

Here, Sports Mole looks astatine the grounds of English clubs successful the last of the European Cup/Champions League since its inception successful 1955.

Interactive table: English clubs' records successful European Cup/Champions League finals

Record of English clubs successful European Cup/Champions League finals

Finals played: 23

Wins: 15

Losses: 8

Overall, English clubs person a affirmative corporate grounds successful the last of the European Cup/Champions League, winning connected 15 occasions, compared to conscionable 8 losses crossed 23 matches.

A squad from the location of shot failed to marque the showpiece lucifer for the opening 13 years of the contention earlier Manchester United smashed Benfica 4-1 successful London astatine the decision of the 1967-68 edition.

That precocious 1960s lawsuit is 1 of 3 Champions League finals featuring English sides held astatine Wembley Stadium, wherever successful 2011 Pep Guardiola's Barcelona bushed Sir Alex Ferguson's Man Utd 3-1 successful the astir caller example.

England enjoyed an aboriginal dominance of winner-takes-all clashes successful the European Cup, victorious successful 8 of the archetypal 9 finals that they contested from 1968 up until Liverpool's beating of Roma successful 1984.

There person been 3 all-English ties successful the Champions League final, with the astir caller of those arriving successful Porto during the 2020-21 season, erstwhile Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea outwitted Man City to the continental trophy.

The Citizens' section rivals clasp the grounds for the astir goals netted by an English broadside successful the apical European final, with Man Utd hitting Benfica for 4 successful 1968, erstwhile Sir Bobby Charlton bagged a brace.

English teams person won 3 of the past 4 finals that they person been progressive in, with Liverpool (2019), Chelsea (2021) and Man City (2023) each keeping cleanable sheets connected their concluding steps to continental glory.

Saturday's last successful Budapest volition beryllium the archetypal contested betwixt an English and French side, with Arsenal having played the astir games successful the Champions League without winning the competition.