PSG or Bayern? Bukayo Saka hints at who Arsenal want to face in Champions League final

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·6 May 2026

PSG or Bayern? Bukayo Saka hints at who Arsenal want to face in Champions League final

Gunners may want revenge over PSG or deny familiar foes at Bayern

Bukayo Saka has dropped a clear hint at who him and the Arsenal squad want to face in the Champions League final.

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Gunners star Saka scored the only goal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as Atletico were beaten 1-0 in the semi-final second leg.

In a game of very few clear-cut chances, Saka pounced on Jan Oblak's save to slot home from close range and secure Arsenal's first Champions League final in 20 years.

Facing Arsenal in the Budapest showpiece later in May will be the victors between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG hold a narrow first-leg lead after a thrilling 5-4 win in the French capital, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of Wednesday's decider in Bavaria.

Asked on CBS Sports after the game who out of Bayern and PSG he would rather face, Saka replied "Come on, man... you can't ask me that. I'd have to give a media-trained answer."

Pushed for a response, Saka somewhat relented, adding: "You know deep down who we'd want to face in the final."

The reply has left many to assume Saka means PSG, who knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League last season at the semi-final stage before going on to thump Inter Milan 5-0 in the final.

Bayern would also hold an intriguing subplot, with Tottenham great Harry Kane leading the line for the German giants, who boast a number of former Premier League players and are managed by former Premier League-winning Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.