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

The curtain falls connected the European play astatine the Puskas Arena connected Saturday, arsenic Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal look disconnected successful the Champions League final.

For PSG, the juncture presents an accidental to cement their spot among Europe's modern elite by retaining the trophy they lifted successful emphatic manner against Inter Milan past season.

Arsenal, meanwhile, get successful Budapest chasing a portion of past of their ain arsenic they question to go European champions for the precise archetypal time.

Luis Enrique's broadside person continued their home dominance, securing a 5th consecutive Ligue 1 rubric and a singular 12th title successful the past 14 seasons. Yet the situation of conquering Europe remains the eventual measurement of greatness, and back-to-back Champions League triumphs would elevate this PSG squad into uncommon company.

Having yet reclaimed the Premier League crown aft 22 years, Arsenal present find themselves 1 triumph distant from immortality arsenic they instrumentality to the Champions League final for the archetypal clip since 2006, determined to erase the achy memories of their decision to Barcelona and assistance the trophy that has agelong eluded them.

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

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

Finals played: 6

Wins: 2

Losses: 4

French clubs person a amazingly humble grounds successful the European Cup and Champions League contempt the country's affluent footballing history. 

Only 3 French sides - Reims, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain - person managed to scope the final, combining for conscionable 7 appearances crossed 7 decades.

The archetypal French nine to scope the European Cup last was Reims successful 1956, but contempt pushing Real Madrid each the mode successful Paris, they fell to a thrilling 4-3 decision and missed retired connected becoming the competition's inaugural champions.

Reims returned to the showpiece 3 years aboriginal lone to brushwood Real Madrid erstwhile again, and the Spanish giants prevailed 2-0 successful Stuttgart, leaving French shot inactive searching for its archetypal continental crown.

More than 3 decades would walk earlier different French nine reached the final, with Marseille suffering penalty-shootout heartbreak against Red Star Belgrade aft a goalless gully successful Bari successful 1991.

Marseille etched their sanction into shot past successful 1993 erstwhile Basile Boli's decisive extremity secured a 1-0 triumph implicit AC Milan successful Munich, making them the archetypal French nine to assistance the European Cup and mounting a benchmark that would basal for much than 3 decades.

French shot past endured different lengthy hold earlier Paris Saint-Germain emerged arsenic the nation's adjacent standard-bearer, though their maiden Champions League last quality successful 2020 ended successful disappointment arsenic Bayern Munich edged them retired 1-0 successful Lisbon.

That yet changed successful 2025 erstwhile PSG produced 1 of the astir ascendant displays ever seen successful a Champions League final, thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 successful Munich to unafraid their archetypal European crown and go lone the 2nd French nine to conquer the continent.

Now Les Parisiens basal connected the verge of making past erstwhile again. Victory implicit Arsenal successful Budapest would not lone spot them successfully support their European title, but would besides determination French clubs to 3 European Cup triumphs and further fortify the nation's lasting successful the competition's history.