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as the clash between Paris saint-germain and arsenal approaches, major broadcasters unveil their comprehensive coverage plans. Canal+, M6, and L’Équipe each bring distinct programming to deliver the ultimate football experience.
Canal+ assumes full responsibility for Champions League coverage, demonstrating its production expertise through an extensive final-day lineup. For the PSG-Arsenal showdown on saturday at 6pm cet, Canal+ Foot goes live from 9am with continuous updates and live connections from budapest. A special edition of La Clinique des sports, hosted by Lyes Houhou, will dissect the physical and mental preparation of psg players, featuring insights from health professionals and a surprise appearance by alain roche.
At 1pm, Canal+ launches its Canal Bus initiative, a mobile studio touring budapest’s streets with jules deremble at the helm. This initiative captures the vibrant atmosphere ahead of kickoff. Meanwhile, the Canal Champions Club crew—comprising Hervé mathoux, laure boulleau, david ginola, robert pirès, christophe jallet, bertrand latour, and gauthier kuntzmann—heads to the puskas arena aboard their broadcasting car. The CCC takes over the airwaves from pitchside starting at 4pm.
At 6pm, the final whistle will be sounded by commentators paul tchoukriel and sidney govou, supported by pitchside reporters margot dumont and dominique armand. Post-match, the Canal Champions Club returns for a prime-time Late Finale Club special, hosted by nicolas tourriol and featuring a star-studded panel including samir nasri, aline riera, mickaël landreau, and tony chapron.
M6, the free-to-air broadcaster of the final, is sending part of its 2026 world cup team to budapest. Xavier domergue and benoît cheyrou will share commentary duties, joined by samuel umtiti as a pitchside commentator and virginie sainsily covering the action from the field.
For pre-match coverage starting at 5pm and post-match debriefing, Ophélie Meunier and smaïl bouabdellah will host alongside ludovic giuly, Johan djourou, and a special guest appearance by luis Fernandez. The former psg player and coach will bring a unique perspective, despite covering the world cup for beIN Sports, which holds the exclusive pay-tv rights for all 104 matches.
Despite lacking broadcast rights, L’Équipe dedicates its entire afternoon and evening lineup to the final. From 4:45pm to 6pm, grégory ascher hosts L’Équipe de Greg. Olivier ménard takes over for L’Équipe de la mi-temps from 6:45pm to 7pm, followed by L’Équipe du Soir from 7:55pm to 10:30pm. The evening wraps up with L’Équipe du Soir la prolong from 10:30pm to 12:30am, featuring a panel of experts including Johan micoud, jérôme alonzo, ludovic obraniak, raymond domenech, and béatrice kaboré.
