Our 3-1 victory over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League not only secured safe passage into the round of 16 but ensured Mikel Arteta's side went down in history.
A double from Gabriel Jesus in the first half, before a Viktor Gyokeres stunner late on meant that we made it seven wins on the spin and cemented our place at the top of the league phase standings.
In making it seven victories in a row, we are now on the longest ever winning streak in our European history. But how does it compare to the rest of Europe? We've delved into the numbers to look at our hot streak and just how impressive it has been.
our hot streak assessed
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We kicked off our run of wins with a 2-0 victory against Athletic Club, courtesy of super subs Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard to give us all three points in Bilbao.
That was followed up with two home dubs. First, a 2-0 win over Greek giants Olympiacos before putting Atletico de Madrid to the sword with a 4-0 blitz in N5.
A Bukayo Saka penalty and a double from Mikel Merino gave us a 3-0 win against Slavia Prague before a special night in N5 as we downed Bayern Munich 3-1 thanks to Jurrien Timber Noni Madueke and Martinelli.
Noni and Martinelli continued his scoring form in the competition, scoring all three goals in a 3-0 win over Club Brugge before we made it seven in a row against Inter Milan at San Siro.
That victory in Italy means the class of 2025/26 leapfrog two other winning runs that lasted six matches. That includes our six-match winning run in the 2005/06 UCL campaign, which started and ended with victories over Swiss outfit FC Thun in the group stages, and our winning run in the 2020/21 Europa League group stages, defeating Irish side Dundalk, Norway's Molde and Austria's Rapid Vienna.
Our longest winning runs in Europe
**Start**
**End**
**Competition**
**number of wins in a row**
16/09/2025
20/01/2026
Champions League
7
22/10/2020
10/12/2020
Europa League
6
09/03/2005
22/11/2005
Champions League
6
26/11/2024
04/03/2025
Champions League
5
14/03/2019
09/05/2019
Europa League
5
05/11/2003
10/03/2004
Champions League
5
12/04/1994
20/10/1994
Cup Winners' Cup
5
compared to the rest
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We are on the hottest win-streak in Europe right now, but how does it stack up with some of the other long winning runs in the UCL?
Currently, six-time winners Bayern Munich hold the record for the longest winning run in the competition's history, 15 games in a row between September 2019 and November 2020.
Bayern's 10-game winning streak in 2013 is second on the list, level with Real Madrid's across 2014 and 2015 and Manchester City's from 2023-2024.
Longest winning runs in the UCL.
**Start**
**End**
**Team**
**number of wins in a row**
18/09/2019
25/11/2020
Bayern Munich
15
17/05/2023
06/03/2024
Manchester City
10
23/04/2014
18/02/2015
Real Madrid
10
02/04/2013
27/11/2013
Bayern Munich
10
21/10/2014
06/05/2015
Barcelona
9
18/09/2002
18/02/2003
Barcelona
9
07/09/2022
08/03/2023
Bayern Munich
8
04/12/1996
01/10/1997
Borussia Dortmund
8
**16/09/2025**
**Ongoing**
**Arsenal**
**7**
17/09/2024
21/01/2025
Liverpool
7
20/09/2023
13/02/2024
Real Madrid
7
15/09/2021
16/02/2022
Liverpool
7
13/04/2021
08/12/2021
Bayern Munich
7
09/12/2020
04/05/2021
Manchester City
7
18/10/2017
03/04/2018
Bayern Munich
7
28/09/2011
07/03/2012
Barcelona
7
30/09/2009
17/03/2010
Bordeaux
7
Meanwhile, our winning run is among the best of the Premier League outfits to compete in the UCL, alongside Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Longest winning runs in the UCL by Premier League sides
**Start**
**End**
PL Team
**Number of wins in a row**
17/05/2023
06/03/2024
Manchester City
10
**16/09/2025**
**Ongoing**
**Arsenal**
**7**
17/09/2024
21/01/2025
Liverpool
7
15/09/2021
16/02/2022
Liverpool
7
09/12/2020
04/05/2021
Manchester City
7
09/03/2005
22/11/2005
Arsenal
6
26/11/2024
04/03/2025
Arsenal
5
13/09/2022
01/11/2022
Liverpool
5
13/09/2017
21/11/2017
Manchester City
5
15/03/2011
04/05/2011
Manchester United
5
15/09/2010
11/03/2008
Chelsea
5
06/11/2007
11/03/2008
Liverpool
5
19/09/2007
27/11/2007
Manchester United
5
05/11/2003
10/03/2004
Arsenal
5
13/11/2002
25/02/2003
Manchester United
5
17/09/1997
27/11/1997
Manchester United
5
unbeaten runs
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As well as big winning runs, we've also enjoyed our fair share of unbeaten runs across a host of European competitions.
Our longest unbeaten run comes from our runs in the now-defunct tournament, the Cup Winners' Cup. We went all the way in the 1993/94 edition, beating Parma in the final. Our unbeaten run ended in the semi-final stage when we lost to Sampdoria, but still progressed to the final, where we came unstuck against Zaragoza.
Other unbeaten spells include a 13-game run in our 2005/06 run to the Champions League final and a 10-game unbeaten run in the UEFA Cup in 2000.
Our longest unbeaten runs in European football
**Start**
**End**
**Competitions**
Number of games unbeaten
15/09/1993
06/04/1995
Cup Winners' Cup
16
09/03/2005
25/04/2006
Champions League
13
06/12/1978
30/09/1981
UEFA Cup & Cup Winners' Cup
12
16/03/2000
25/10/2000
UEFA Cup & Champions League
10
22/10/2020
11/03/2021
Europa League
9
26/11/2024
16/04/2025
Champions League
8
**16/09/2025**
**Ongoing**
**Champions League**
**7**
29/10/1969
08/04/1970
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
7
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