The 2026 Champions League Final brings together the reigning European champions and the newly-crowned Premier League winners for what promises to be one of the great finals of the modern era. PSG, led by Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, bid to become only the second side to retain the trophy in the Champions League era. Arsenal, under Mikel Arteta, return to the final for the first time in 20 years.
Off the pitch, these squads represent two of the most watch-conscious groups in world football. Here is what we actually know — and what we are watching for.
A note on Kylian Mbappé: Mbappé transferred to Real Madrid in summer 2024. He has no involvement in this final. Any reference to Mbappé in connection with PSG in this match is factually incorrect.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Holders · Ligue 1 Champions · Ballon d'Or Winners
PSG's squad this season features some of the most extravagant watch collectors in European football. Their star man, Ousmane Dembélé, is perhaps the best-documented watch wearer in world football right now.
Ousmane Dembélé — PSG · Ballon d'Or 2025
Richard Mille RM67-02 "Sébastien Ogier"
✓ Verified — Photographed at 2025 Ballon d'Or CeremonyWhen Dembélé walked onto the stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet in September 2025 to collect the Ballon d'Or, the watch on his wrist stopped the room. The Richard Mille RM67-02 in Carbon TPT, made in the colours of the French flag in honour of rally driver Sébastien Ogier, is one of the most recognisable pieces in the Richard Mille catalogue. Dembélé has also been photographed wearing a Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5968A and a Patek Philippe Nautilus — but the RM67-02 is his signature piece for the big occasions.
Market value: ~$400,000–500,000
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — PSG · 10 UCL Goals This Season
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
✓ Verified — Photographed in AP Royal OakThe Georgian winger who moved from Napoli to PSG in January 2025 has been spotted wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. Kvaratskhelia needs just one more goal tonight to set a new all-time PSG record for goals in a single Champions League season. If he scores, watch the wrist in the celebration.
AP Royal Oak 15202ST retail: ~$22,000 · Secondary: $38,000–55,000+
Also watch: Vitinha, João Neves, Bradley Barcola
PSG's midfield engine Vitinha and the Portuguese duo he forms with João Neves have not had their watch collections documented to the same extent as Dembélé. Bradley Barcola, PSG's top Ligue 1 scorer this season with 11 goals, is 23 years old and part of a new generation of players whose off-pitch style is increasingly under the spotlight — but we have no verified sightings to report.
ARSENAL
Premier League Champions · First Final in 20 Years
Arsenal's squad completed an unbeaten Champions League campaign to reach Budapest — only the ninth side ever to do so. Their key players are among the most prominent young stars in world football, though their specific watch collections are less exhaustively documented than their PSG counterparts.
Bukayo Saka — Arsenal · England
Known to favour Rolex and Audemars Piguet
Known Brand Associations · Specific Model UnconfirmedSaka is documented as a wearer of both Rolex and Audemars Piguet, consistent with his generation of Premier League stars. We do not have a verified specific reference photographed on his wrist to report here. What he wears in the tunnel and on the pitch tonight is genuinely worth watching.
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Martin Ødegaard — Arsenal Captain · Norway
Watch history not extensively documented
No Verified Sighting on RecordArsenal's captain and playmaker is one of the most watched players in European football right now, but his specific watch preferences have not been documented to the extent of some of his peers. We will update this piece post-match if anything is spotted in the tunnel walk or trophy celebrations.
Declan Rice — Arsenal · England
Watch history not extensively documented
No Verified Sighting on RecordRice has been one of the players of the season in England. Like Ødegaard, his watch preferences have not been photographically documented to a level that allows us to make a specific attribution. The tunnel walk and post-match celebrations are the moments to watch.
What to Watch For Tonight
The Champions League Final tunnel walk is one of the great watch-spotting moments in the football calendar. Players typically wear their most significant timepieces for the walk out — often removed before kick-off and placed with backroom staff, though some wear them through warm-up.
Post-match celebrations — especially trophy lifts — are the richest source of watch sightings. When a player raises a trophy, the sleeve rides up. Some of the most significant sports watch photographs ever taken have come from exactly these moments.
What we are watching for: Dembélé's wrist at kick-off. Kvaratskhelia if he scores and celebrates. The Arsenal captain's wrist during the trophy presentation if the Gunners win. Any Richard Mille on the PSG bench — the brand has deep relationships with multiple players in Luis Enrique's squad.
We will update this article post-match with verified sightings. That is the editorial standard we hold ourselves to: nothing published without photographic evidence and a credible source.
The Bigger Picture
This final represents something significant for watch culture in football. PSG without Mbappé — who departed for Real Madrid in summer 2024 — has rebuilt around Dembélé, who is now not just the world's best footballer but one of the most visible watch collectors in sport. His Richard Mille relationship, whether formal or not, has put the brand firmly at the centre of football's luxury conversation.
Arsenal, for their part, represent a new generation of Premier League players for whom luxury watches are increasingly part of the culture — but whose specific preferences are only beginning to be documented. Tonight in Budapest, that changes.
We will be watching every camera angle.
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