As PSG and Arsenal prepare to face off in the Champions League final this Saturday at 18:00, Canal+ and M6 are rolling out extensive broadcast coverage. Meanwhile, L’Équipe, without rights to the match, will dedicate its entire afternoon and evening schedule to the event.
Canal+’s comprehensive coverage
Canal+ holds exclusive rights to the Champions League and is pulling out all the stops for the PSG vs Arsenal final. The broadcaster will launch coverage at 09:00, featuring continuous updates, live reports from Budapest, and a special edition of La Clinique des sports presented by Lyes Houhou. This program will analyze PSG’s physical and mental preparation with health professionals and guest Alain Roche.
From 13:00, Canal+ will air its Canal Bus live from the streets of Budapest, hosted by Jules Deremble. The Canal Champions Club team, featuring Hervé Mathoux, Laure Boulleau, David Ginola, Robert Pirès, Christophe Jallet, Bertrand Latour, and Gauthier Kuntzmann, will also broadcast from the Puskás Arena starting at 16:00, providing pre-match analysis from pitchside.
Commentary and analysis teams
At 18:00, the match will be commentated by Paul Tchoukriel and Sidney Govou, with Margot Dumont and Dominique Armand reporting from the pitchside and conducting interviews. After the final whistle, the Canal Champions Club team will take over from the pitch for post-match analysis. Canal+ will then air a primetime special, Late Finale Club, featuring Nicolas Tourriol alongside Samir Nasri, Aline Riera, Mickaël Landreau, and Tony Chapron.
M6’s broadcast team
M6, the free-to-air broadcaster, will send part of its 2026 World Cup team to Budapest. Xavier Domergue and Benoît Cheyrou will provide commentary, joined by former player Samuel Umtiti as a commentator and Virginie Sainsily as pitchside reporter. Ophélie Meunier and Smaïl Bouabdellah will host pre-match analysis from 17:00, featuring Ludovic Giuly, Johan Djourou, and a special appearance by Luis Fernandez, who will cover the World Cup for beIN Sports.
L’Équipe’s extended coverage
Though L’Équipe lacks broadcast rights, the channel will dedicate its entire schedule from 16:45 to 00:30 to the final. Grégory Ascher will host L’Équipe de Greg from 16:45 to 18:00, followed by Olivier Ménard’s L’Équipe de la mi-temps from 18:45 to 19:00. The evening will conclude with Messaoud Benterki’s L’Équipe du Soir and its extended edition, featuring expert analysis from Johan Micoud, Jérôme Alonzo, Ludovic Obraniak, Raymond Domenech, and Béatrice Kaboré.
