Arsenal Champions League 2025/26 fixtures, squad and schedule

Back in the Champions League for the third consecutive season, Arsenal will be 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 behind 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 stage matches.

Arsenal have reached the knockout stage in each of their Champions League games since the 2000/01 season.

See Arsenal’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as the schedule for the league stage and beyond.

Arsenal Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

Arsenal’s rivals in the league stage include Spain’s third and fourth-placed sides last season, Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club.

Reigning Greek champions Olympiacos, Czech champions Slavia Prague and Kazakh counterpart 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 eliminated from the Champions League by the Nerazzurri in the quarterfinals.

All matches start at 20:00 GMT/15:00 ET/12:00 PT unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, September 16: Athletic Club-Arsenal 0-2

Wednesday, October 1: Arsenal 2-0 Olympiacos

Tuesday, October 21: Arsenal 4-0 Atlético de 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 squad for the 2025/26 Champions League

Arsenal’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the last 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 Odegarard, Eberechi Eze, Christian Noorgord, Leandro Trossard, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, Martin Zubamen, Declan Rice, Max Dowman

Forwards: Victoria Gyekeres, Gabriel.

Registrations for List B, made up of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been able to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since they turned 15, may also be made until midnight before each match.

Arsenal Champions League Schedule 2025/26

After the league phase, the play-offs are played in February, and the rest of the knockout phase before the final is played between March and early May.

Day 1: September 16-18, 2025

Day 2: September 30 – October 1, 2025

Day 3: October 21/22, 2025

Day 4: November 4/5, 2025

Day 5: November 25/26, 2025

Day 6: December 9/10, 2025

Day 7: January 20/21, 2026

Day 8: January 28, 2026

When is the Champions League knockout stage?

Knockout stage playoffs: February 17/18 and 24/25, 2026
Round of 16: 10/11 and 17/18 March 2026
Quarter finals: April 7/8 and 14/15, 2026
Semifinals: April 28/29 and May 5/6, 2026
End: May 30, 2026 (Budapest)

When are the Champions League draws?

Knockout Stage Playoffs: January 30, 2026
Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinal and final: February 27, 2026

Champions League format 2025/26

In a change from the previous group stage format carried out until 2023/24, each team now plays eight games in the league stage, all against different opponents.

Four of those matches will be at home and four away, with opponents determined according to four pots divided by classification.

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 classification of a league.

The top eight teams in the table automatically qualify for the round of 16. The teams that finish ninth to 24th will compete in a two-leg knockout play-off to reach the round of 16.

Teams that finish 25th or lower will be out of Europe for this season.

English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle were ranked as the top five teams in the Premier League.

There were five places for English teams because additional positions are awarded according to UEFA coefficient rankings, which are based on the overall performance of nations in European competitions over a season.

Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning just 11 of their 2024/25 league matches and finishing in 17th place.

When is the Champions League final?

The final will take place on May 30, 2026 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, opened in 2019 and home to the Hungarian national team.

The stadium hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties after a 1-1 draw in extra time.

How to watch Arsenal in the Champions League: TV channel

TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video have the live streaming rights to the Champions League in the UK.

Amazon has the first pick of Tuesday’s games, and all other games are shown on TNT Sports. BBC sport It also has outstanding rights.

According B.T.TNT Sports costs £20 a month when purchased with a broadband package or £30.99 a month without a contract.

Those prices include Discovery+ Premium, which offers access to thousands of original and exclusive shows.

TO main video Membership costs £8.99 per month or £95 per year and is paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged 18-22.

Membership includes unlimited delivery on a large selection of Amazon items and a variety of other benefits, such as movies, series, documentaries, and photo storage.

How to live stream Arsenal Champions League games online

Broadcasters have dedicated apps that allow fans to stream games live: TNT’s Discovery+, the Prime Video app and BBC iPlayer.

The apps are available on a wide range of devices, including smart TVs and game consoles.