"Budapest will play host to the 2026 Champions League final (Image credit: Getty Images) Every European football powerhouse will be hungry for Champions League success this season...or should we say, Hungary for Champions League success? No. We shouldn't. But we have anyway, because all sights are set on Budapest in this season's edition of UEFA's biggest prize. Here's everything you need to know about this season's Champions League final, including the venue, date and when you can get your hands on tickets."
"Budapest's Puskas Arena is the venue for the 2026 Champions League final, marking the first time Hungary has ever hosted a European Cup or Champions League final. The 67,215-seater stadium opened in 2019 and is named after Hungary's greatest-ever player, former captain Ferenc Puskas, who scored 84 goals in 85 games for his country between 1945 and 1956, as well as winning three European Cups with Real Madrid."
"This will be the first Champions League final to be played at the stadium, which also hosted the 2023 Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma. The Puskas Arena also hosted four games at Euro 2020 and several behind-closed-doors games as a neutral venue in the weird covid-era 2020/21 Champions League campaign, when travel restrictions prevented some teams from travelling to play one another."
Budapest's Puskas Arena will host the 2026 UEFA Champions League final, marking the first European Cup or Champions League final ever held in Hungary. The stadium seats 67,215 spectators and opened in 2019. The venue is named after Ferenc Puskas, who scored 84 goals in 85 internationals and won three European Cups with Real Madrid. The arena previously hosted the 2023 Europa League final, four matches at Euro 2020, and several neutral behind-closed-doors Champions League fixtures during the 2020/21 covid season. The national stadium was designed to echo the old Népstadion, is well-served by the Budapest metro, and features an adjacent sculpture park.
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