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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’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.
