Arsenal v PSG LIVE: Champions League final team news as Mikel Arteta provides update on trio

Ever since the European Cup was rebranded to the Champions League 34 years ago, the final has been available to watch without a subscription to any premium TV service – shown on ITV from 1992 to 2015 and then streamed for free by TNT Sports and its forerunner, BT Sport, for the past decade.

However, UK rights holder TNT Sports (owned by Warner Bros Discovery) has confirmed that this year, viewers will only be able to watch the clash at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday 30 May on either its own platform or HBO Max, both requiring a subscription.

But Kai Havertz pinpoints a defeat, rather than a victory, as the catalyst for a season which has taken Arsenal to the Premier League title and the Champions League final in Budapest on Saturday.

“I think a big one was the Carabao Cup final when we lost against City,” Havertz says. “It was a moment where we felt like we could do so much better and there was so much more in this team, and everyone needed to lift their spirits. There was the international break after and we just said to ourselves that we need to come back stronger.

Arteta on Timber fitness:

“Yeah, he’s fit yeah.”

Question: Fit enough to start the game?

Good morning and welcome to the Independent’s Champions League final coverage as Arsenal take on holders Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.

The Gunners are looking to complete a famous double and perhaps the greatest season in their history after clinching the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years.

Luis Enrique’s PSG can win back-to-back European crowns, and the French outfit came out on top when these sides met in last year’s semi-final.

Follow all the latest build-up and team news, plus analysis from the Independent’s Miguel Delaney and Richard Jolly in Budapest as we build up to kick-off.