Arsenal face Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lille, Napoli, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Sabah and Slavia Prague in the Champions League 'league phase' this season
Thierry Henry draws the card of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase Draw at Grimaldi Forum
Thierry Henry pulled Arsenal out during Thursday's draw(Image: UEFA via Getty Images)
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Arsenal's eight Champions League 'league phase' fixtures have been confirmed after Thursday's draw.
The Gunners have home games against Borussia Dortmund, Lille, Real Madrid and Sabah of Azerbaijan. Their away matches will see them take on Bayern Munich, Napoli, Real Betis and Slavia Prague.
Thierry Henry pulled Arsenal out during the draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. UEFA confirmed in advance that the fixture list, including match dates and kick-off times, would be communicated no later than Saturday, 29 August.
The Premier League champions face familiar foes from recent European campaigns, after knocking out Real Madrid in 2025 with the help of two Declan Rice free-kicks and having faced German champions Bayern Munich in two of the last three seasons.
The Gunners kick off their European campaign on the road against Napoli on September 9, with a trip to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, before hosting Ligue 1 side Lille in their first home game of the league phase format on October 13.
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Arsenal will then take on Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich side at the Allianz Arena on October 21. They also face German opposition in Dortmund, but will welcome Niko Kovac's side to London on November 24.
The Gunners fell short against Dortmund during the Emirates Cup in a 3-2 defeat, where Ethan Nwaneri and Viktor Gyokeres got on the scoresheet. Arsenal last faced Dortmund in the group stage of the competition in 2014, where the sides each earned a 2-0 win, with Yaya Sanogo and Alexis Sanchez scoring.
They have a trio to SK Slavia Praha sandwiched in between those two games against German opposition, heading to Czechia on November 4.
The dates for Arsenal's Champions League fixtures have been confirmed.
The dates for Arsenal's Champions League fixtures have been confirmed.(Image: Football.london)
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Mikel Arteta's men host Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium on December 9 in the final Champions League game of 2026, before the competitions has a break for the winter.
When it returns in 2027, Arsenal will also have the opportunity for some pre-season revenge against Real Betis, having fallen to defeat against the La Liga team.
Arteta and co will make the trip to Seville January 20, 2027 looking to earn three points after Rodrigo Riquelme, Pablo Fornals and Nelson Deossa ensured Piero Hincapie's goal counted for little in Dublin.
The final game of the league phase will see the Gunners take on Sabah, a team founded in 2017 from Azerbaijan, in the north London on January 27.
Arsenal's Champions League fixtures in full:
9 September 2026: 21:00 SSC Napoli (A)
13 October 2026 21:00 LOSC Lille (H)
21 October 2026 21:00 FC Bayern München (A)
4 November 2026 21:00 SK Slavia Praha (A)
24 November 2026 21:00 Borussia Dortmund (H)
9 December 2026 21:00 Real Madrid C.F. (H)
20 January 2027 21:00 Real Betis Balompié (A)
27 January 2027 21:00 Sabah FC (H)
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