Back in the Champions League for a third consecutive season, Arsenal are hoping to go all the way in 2025/26 after being beaten home and away by champions Paris Saint-Germain in last season’s semi-finals.
The Gunners finished second by 10 points to Liverpool in the Premier League and have been handed dates with 2024/25 Champions League finalists Inter and six-time winners Bayern Munich among their league phase matches.
Arsenal have reached the knockout stage in each of their Champions League appearances since the 2000/01 season.
Check out Arsenal’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as a look at the schedule for the league phase and beyond.
Arsenal Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26
Arsenal’s opponents in the league phase include the third and fourth-placed teams in Spain last season, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club.
Reigning Greek champions Olympiacos, Czech titlists Slavia Prague and Kazakh counterparts Kairat Almaty are also among the clubs they will face.
Club Brugge finished second in Belgium in 2024/25, as did Inter in Italy. Bayern won the Bundesliga by 13 points but were knocked out of the Champions League by the Nerazzurri in the quarter-finals.
All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT unless otherwise stated.
Tuesday, September 16: Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Wednesday, October 1: Arsenal 2-0 Olympiacos
Tuesday, October 21: Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid
Tuesday, November 4: Slavia Prague vs Arsenal (17:45)
Wednesday, November 26: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday, December 10: Club Brugge vs Arsenal
Tuesday January 20, 2026: Inter vs Arsenal
Wednesday, January 28, 2026: Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty
Arsenal Champions League squad 2025/26
Arsenal’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can register a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.
Goalkeepers: David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Tommy Setford
Defenders: William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapie, Gabriel, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori
Midfielders: Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Christian Norgaard, Leandro Trossard, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Max Dowman
Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres
List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.
Arsenal Champions League schedule 2025/26
After the league phase, the play-offs are held in February, with the rest of the knockout stage before the final held between March and early May.
Matchday 1: September 16-18 2025
Matchday 2: September 30 – October 1 2025
Matchday 3: October 21/22 2025
Matchday 4: November 4/5 2025
Matchday 5: November 25/26 2025
Matchday 6: December 9/10 2025
Matchday 7: January 20/21 2026
Matchday 8: January 28 2026
When is the Champions League knockout phase?
Knockout phase play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026
Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6 2026
Final: May 30 2026 (Budapest)
When are the Champions League draws?
Knockout phase play-offs: January 30 2026
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: February 27 2026
Champions League 2025/26 format
In a change from the previous group stage format conducted until 2023/24, each team now plays eight matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.
Four of those matches will be at home and four away, with the opponents determined according to four seeding pots split by rankings.
Teams will play two opponents from each of those pots – one against a team from each pot at home and one away. The results decide the overall standings in one league.
The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.
Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.
English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified as the top five teams in the Premier League.
There were five places for English teams because extra positions are awarded based on Uefa’s co-efficient rankings, which are based on the overall performances of nations across European competition over a season.
Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning only 11 of their 2024/25 league games and finishing 17th.
When is the Champions League final?
The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungary’s national team.
The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.
How to watch Arsenal in the Champions League: TV channel
TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video have the live broadcast rights to the Champions League in the UK.
Amazon have first pick of the Tuesday games, with all the other matches shown on TNT Sports. BBC Sport also has highlights rights.
According to BT, TNT Sports costs £20 a month when bought with a broadband package or £30.99 a month without a contract.
Those prices include discovery+ Premium, which offers access to thousands of exclusive shows and originals.
A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per month or £95 per year paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged between 18 and 22.
Membership includes unlimited delivery on a huge selection of Amazon items and a range of other perks such as movies, series, documentaries and photo storage.
How to live stream Arsenal Champions League games online
The broadcasters have dedicated apps allowing fans to live-stream the games: TNT’s discovery+, the Prime Video app and BBC iPlayer.
The apps are available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
