Arsenal — Champions League 2026/27

Arsenal's confirmed playing squad, fixtures, results, current standing and league-phase journey in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

Results last changed 14 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC. Data last checked 15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC.

Rank

Points

Won

Played

Arsenal currently sit 7th in the 36-team table with 6 points from 2 matches played (6 remaining). That position is currently in the "Round of 16 (direct qualification)" zone. Next up: Matchday 3, away at Bayern Munich.

Zone: Round of 16 (direct qualification)

Arsenal club profile

Founded: 1886

Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London

Capacity: 60,704

Honours

14×English league titles
14×FA Cup
2×League Cup

Runners-up in the UEFA Champions League final in 2006 and 2026 — the club has not yet won it.

Source: Wikipedia, cross-checked 12 Oct 2026. See Data Sources.

Can Arsenal still qualify?

Arsenal can still finish anywhere from 1st to 36th in the 36-team table.

Direct to the round of 16 (top 8): In contention — a top-8 finish is still mathematically possible.

Avoiding elimination (top 24): 14 more points from the remaining 6 games would guarantee avoiding elimination.

Based only on points still mathematically reachable — a “guarantee” holds even if every rival wins all its remaining games. Try your own results in the simulator.

How Arsenal got here

Arsenal (🏴) qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League and was placed in Pot 1 (top seeds) for the league-phase draw. In the 36-team Swiss-style league phase, every club plays eight different opponents — two drawn from each of the four pots — with the top eight going straight to the round of 16, teams 9th–24th entering the knockout play-offs, and 25th–36th eliminated. How the league phase works →

Who Arsenal play in the league phase

Arsenal's eight league-phase opponents are Napoli (away), Lille (home), Bayern Munich (away), Slavia Prague (away), Borussia Dortmund (home), Real Madrid (home), Real Betis (away) and Sabah FK (home). Two are drawn from each of the four seeding pots, with four matches at home and four away.

Pot 1Bayern Munich (A), Real Madrid (H)

Pot 2Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Betis (A)

Pot 3Napoli (A), Lille (H)

Pot 4Slavia Prague (A), Sabah FK (H)

Arsenal's league-phase journey

Across 2 league-phase matches, Arsenal have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 0, scoring 4 and conceding 0. They currently sit 7th of 36 in the “Round of 16 (direct qualification)” zone.

Recent form: W W

Beaten: Napoli, Lille

Arsenal records this campaign

Current run: 2 wins in a row

Biggest win: 3–0 home to Lille (MD2)

Highest-scoring match: 3–0 home to Lille (MD2) — 3 goals

Clean sheets: 2

Arsenal playing squad

The Arsenal confirmed squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase features 22 registered players, captained by Martin Ødegaard. The roster features 2 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 6 midfielders, and 5 forwards.