Arsenal, PSG Fans Ready Rival Anthems for Champions League Final in Budapest
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 30
Arsenal, PSG Fans Ready Rival Anthems for Champions League Final in Budapest
10 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 30
Thousands of Arsenal and PSG supporters are set to turn Saturday’s Champions League final at Budapest’s Puskas Aréna into a singing duel, trying to drown out each other’s anthem from the stands.
Arsenal fans will belt out “North London Forever,” a 2022 song by Louis Dunford that surged with the club’s run to its first Premier League title since 2004 and has become an emotional marker of the team’s identity.
PSG supporters will answer with “Tous ensemble on chantera,” an Ultras-created chant rooted in years of struggle and revived after fans returned to Parc des Princes, then amplified during last year’s 5-0 final win over Inter Milan.
The soundtrack mirrors the clubs’ contrasting arcs: PSG arrive as defending European champions after years of QSI-backed spending and upheaval, while Arsenal chase a first Champions League crown under Mikel Arteta.
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