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10 - Excluding own goals, each of England's last 10 goals in all competitions have been scored by either Harry Kane (5) or an Arsenal player (Eze x2, Saka, White, Rice). Rivalry.
21 - Bruno Fernandes has become the first player in Premier League history to assist 21 goals in a single season in the competition. Record.
9 - For the fourth time in Northern Ireland's history, as many as nine of the starting XI against Guinea are aged 22 or under, while it's happened for the first time since March 1895 against Scotland (also 9). Exuberance.
93 - Mohamed Salah has assisted a goal for the 93rd time for Liverpool in the Premier League - now surpassing Steven Gerrard's 92 assists as the outright most for the Reds in the competition. Only.
10 - Paris SG have named the same 10 outfield players that started last year's UEFA Champions League final against Inter. They are only the second side to field the same 10 outfield players in successive finals in the competition's history, after Real Madrid in 2017/2018. Continuity.
226 - Arsenal remain the team with the most games in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history to never lift the trophy (226). Agony.
24 - Liverpool's points tally fell from 84 in 2024-25 to 60 in 2025-26; their points difference of -24 is the biggest drop by any ever-present Premier League side across those two campaigns. Spiral.
2 - Kai Havertz (Chelsea, Arsenal) is only the second player to start a UEFA Champions League final for two different English clubs, after Ashley Cole (Arsenal, Chelsea).
Reverse.
3 - Paris Saint-Germain are only the third side ever to win both their league title and the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in back-to-back seasons, after Real Madrid (1956-57/1957-58) and Ajax (1971-72/1972-73). Dominance.
24.7% - Arsenal’s possession average (24.7%) was the lowest by a team in a UEFA Champions League final on record (since 2003-04), as well as their lowest in any match under Mikel Arteta where they had 11 men on the pitch throughout. Reactive.
