The schedule for Arsenal’s eight Champions League league phase matches has been confirmed by UEFA.
Here’s the running order…
**Matchday 1
**vs Athletic Bilbao, San Mames, Tuesday 16 September 2025
**Matchday 2
**vs Olympiacos, Emirates Stadium, Wednesday 1 October 2025
**Matchday 3
**vs Atletico Madrid, Emirates Stadium, Tuesday 21 October 2025
**Matchday 4
**vs Slavia Prague, Fortuna Arena, Tuesday 4 November 2025
**Matchday 5
**vs Bayern Munich, Emirates Stadium, Wednesday 26 November 2025
**Matchday 6
**vs Club Brugge, Jan Breydel Stadium, Wednesday 10 December 2025
**Matchday 7
**vs Inter Milan, San Siro, Tuesday 20 January 2026
**Matchday 8
**vs Kairat Almaty, Emirates Stadium, Wednesday 28 January 2026
In the UK, Champions League matches will be broadcast by TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video. You can also watch highlights for free on the BBC iPlayer and BBC website for the second season in a row.
Arsenal sent Theo Walcott to represent the club at Thursday’s draw.
[Here’s what he had to say](https://www.arsenal.com/news/walcotts-reaction-our-champions-league-draw): “All the games are really exciting. I look at Bayern Munich, seeing the likes of Harry Kane coming to England to play at the Emirates, which will be very hostile for him, I’m sure, it will be fascinating.
“Olympiacos, I’ve played them a few times; a very difficult team to play. They’re all standout fixtures and Arsenal will want to go that one step further than they have done in previous years. I feel like this year, they’re a bit more equipped with the squad and depth they now have.
“I think the ambition is always to be successful. When you look at the number of players that have come in, the whole board and Josh Kroenke have done incredibly well, and Andrea as well, who’s just come in.
“I think it’s that competitive edge they have now, that hunger, that desire, that fight, I think that’s the change Arsenal will show this year, and the signing of Viktor Gyokeres as well, which is the missing piece of the puzzle.
“I think they’re really well equipped to be in a really good place. They’ve got so many players to pick from.
“I’m really pleased with Arsenal’s fixtures, they don’t have to travel as far as well, so I think that’s a bonus going into the domestic side of things. It’s a good night, but they will want to be in that final.”