Arsenal’s head-to-head record against 2025/26 Champions League opponents

The Gunners have received links against a mixture of familiar enemies and new faces and want their chances of making their way in the stages with direct competition.

Having received one of the most favorable prints in the competition, the Mikel Arteta team should face Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge, Kairat Almaty and Athletic Bilbao.

Here is how Arsenal has already behaved against their opponents of the Champions League 2025/26.

Record head to the head of Arsenal against opponents of the Champions League in 2025/26

Bayern Munich

Bayern was very familiar enemies for Arsenal in the years that followed their first meeting in December 2000. The 33 Bundesliga champions eliminated the tournament Gunners several times, which did it with a total victory of 10-2 in 2017.

Their last meeting occurred during the direct elimination phase of 2023/24 when the two parties clashed in the quarterfinals. A 2-2 draw at the Emirates stadium was followed by a 1-0 victory for Bayern to the Allianz Arena, sending Arsenal again.

Inter Milan

Although two of the largest clubs in Europe, Arsenal and Inter Milan have met only three times over the years.

A first series of meetings occurred in the group phase of the 2003/04 edition, during which the Gunners recorded their famous 5-1 victory in San Siro. They will go again to the Italian city having done it during the league phase last season when they fell to a lamentable 1-0 defeat.

Atletico Madrid

Arsenal will welcome Atletico Madrid to the Emirates who have faced them twice before.

The two meetings occurred in the semi-finals of the Europa League 2017/18 with Atleti who prevails on the path of the tournament victory. Diego Simeone’s team attracted 1-1 in northern London before winning a 1-0 victory in the Metropolitano during the return match.

Club brugge

Arteta will take its side of the Arsenal in a new adventure when they will go to Club Brugge, that they have never met before.

The Belgian team qualified for the Champions League after hammering the Rangers 9-1 on the aggregates, so they will seek to provide the Gunners with a difficult test.

Olympiacos

Arsenal will face another familiar enemy as they welcome Olympiacos during the league phase. After meeting 12 times since 2009, the links between the two have been surprisingly surprisingly even over the years.

There was a short period when the Greek champions were the “Bayern Munich” of the Europa League with the Gunners with which they faced in two consecutive seasons. They brought the Arteta team out of the competition during the 2019/20 campaign with a late winner, but the Spaniard obtained his revenge a year later.

Slavia Prague

The Gunners will face another familiar opponent when they go to Slavia Prague, a team they met four times.

An Arsenal 7-0 victory in the group phase of the 2007/08 tournament was the first meeting with the last meeting during the 2020/21 Europa League. After a 1-1 draw to the Emirates, Arteta brought back its games in the Czech capital where they ruled to a dominant 4-0 victory.

Kairat Almaty

With the first appearance of Kairat in the Champions League, it is not surprising that Arsenal never faced them before.

The Kazakhstani champions will seek to make a statement against the Gunners having qualified for the tournament after having beaten the Celtic Scottish Giants in a penalty shootout.

Athletic bilbao

Arsenal will come up against another new face after making a trip to the Liga Side Athletic Bilbao.

The Gunners met Bilbao in pre-season, guaranteeing a 3-0 victory to keep the Emirates Cup, but it will be the first competitive meeting between the pair.

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