German referee announced for PSG vs Arsenal UCL Final 2026- English clubs record under him in 25/26 season

The referee for the Paris SG vs Arsenal Champions League 2026 final has been announced as 42-year-old German ref Daniel Siebert, and somewhat interestingly, English clubs have won all five games refereed by him in the Champions League this season.

Siebert also refereed the Youth League final between PSG and Chelsea 10 years ago (back in 2016)- CFC won that game 2-1.

UCL games involving English clubs in 2025/26 season with Siebert as referee (5 wins out of 5)

Chelsea 1-0 Benfica
Newcastle 3-0 PSV
Tottenham 3-2 Atletico Madrid
Sporting 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal 1-0 Atletico
PSG v Arsenal (UCL final, to be played)

Siebert referee

Arsenal also have a good record under Siebert- 4 wins in 4 games under him, including knockout victories over Sporting Lisbon

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Opponent watch- PSG vs Stade Brestois 2026 Player Ratings- Marin, Barcola, Mayulu

Here is a look at the Paris SG vs Brest player ratings from well known French newspaper L’Equipe for their league clash in May 2026. PSG, who will be Arsenal’s opponents in the Champions League final to be played later this month, edged this clash 1-0- the Gunners also won their weekend game by the same scoreline against West Ham.

PSG 1-0 Brest (Doue 84′)

Luis Enrique, not surprisingly, opted to field a relatively second string lineup, opting to play Mayulu at right back and Marin in goal. The duo however gave a pretty reasonable account of themselves, getting a 7/10 from L’Equipe when the whole starting team as an average got 5.2/10.

L’Equipe player ratings PSG 1-0 Brest May 2026

PSG vs Stade Brestois 2026 Player Ratings

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Bild L’Equipe Player Ratings Bayern vs PSG 1-1 UCL 2026- Referee Pinheiro, Kane, Olise, Upamecano & others

Here is a look at the Bayern Munich vs PSG second leg semifinal player ratings from their May 2026 Champions League clash. We’ve got ratings from German, French and Spanish newspapers below.

PSG, who had eliminated Liverpool and Chelsea in the two previous knockout rounds, progressed 6-5 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw, and will meet another PL team in the form of Arsenal in the final- see the list of English teams to have played in the UCL final.

L’Equipe player ratings Bayern Munich vs PSG Semi Final Second Leg 2026

L’Equipe thought Bayern’s attackers- Michael Olise in particular, had a quiet game and were unable to impact it in the manner that they did in the first leg. Olise was given a 3/10 rating here. The French paper thought Khvicha was excellent on the left wing for PSG, giving him a 8/10, and praised Luis Enrique’s tactics, giving him a manager rating of 9/10.

Bayern 1-1 PSG player ratings UCL 2026

It is the 9th time a French side has been in an European Cup final.

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