Official: 2026 Champions League Final kick-off time changed | OneFootball

UEFA announce that the 2026 Champions League Final will kick off at 18:00CET rather than 21:00.

UEFA made a huge announcement regarding the 2025-26 Champions League Final on Thursday.

2026 Champions League Final to kick off at 18:00 CET

MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 31: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera from behind the goal.) Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain scores his team’s first goal past Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano at Munich Football Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

“The UEFA Champions League final will kick off at 18:00 CET (17:00 GMT) as of the 2025/26 season,” UEFA said in a statement on X.

“The decision is designed to enhance the matchday experience and benefit fans, teams and host cities.”

The 2026 Champions League Final will take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, 2026.

Italian clubs have reached the Champions League Final four times in the last six years, twice with Juventus (2015 and 2017) and twice with Inter (2023 and 2025). However, neither Juventus nor Inter has been able to lift the trophy.

Inter the last Italian club to win Champions League

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho lifts the trophy in front of his team after winning the UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, 22 May 2010. EPA/EMILIO NARANJO NO MOBILE DEVICES

Inter were the last Serie A club to win the Champions League in 2009-10 with José Mourinho in charge.

Today, the draw for the 2025-26 league phase will take place in Monaco.

Napoli, Inter, Atalanta and Juventus are the Serie A clubs involved in this season’s edition of the Champions League.