European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
Road to Football

Champions League · 2026/27

Arsenal

Emirates Stadium · London Borough of Islington · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty73.9Rank 1 of 36
Opponent coefficient649Rank 1 of 36
Round-trip travel10,432 kmRank 24 of 36
Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient119Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Napoli
Away team: Arsenal
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
ScheduledAway
Home team: Arsenal
Away team: Lille
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Bayern München
Away team: Arsenal
VenueFußball Arena MünchenMunich
ScheduledAway
Home team: Slavia Praha
Away team: Arsenal
VenueEden ArenaPrague
ScheduledAway
Home team: Arsenal
Away team: Borussia Dortmund
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Arsenal
Away team: Real Madrid
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Real Betis
Away team: Arsenal
VenueLA CARTUJA DE SEVILLASeville
ScheduledAway
Home team: Arsenal
Away team: Sabah
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
ScheduledHome
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Athletic Club0
Away team: Arsenal2
VenueEstadio de San MamésBilbao
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal2
Away team: Olympiacos0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Slavia Praha0
Away team: Arsenal3
VenueEden ArenaPrague
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal3
Away team: Bayern München1
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Club Brugge0
Away team: Arsenal3
VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges
Full timeWin
Home team: Inter1
Away team: Arsenal3
VenueStadio San SiroMilan
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal3
Away team: Kairat Almaty2
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Bayer Leverkusen1
Away team: Arsenal1
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Full timeDraw
Home team: Arsenal2
Away team: Bayer Leverkusen0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Sporting CP0
Away team: Arsenal1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal0
Away team: Sporting CP0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeDraw
Home team: Atlético de Madrid1
Away team: Arsenal1
VenueEstadio MetropolitanoMadrid
Full timeDraw
Nominal home team: Paris Saint-Germain1
Nominal away team: Arsenal1
VenuePuskás ArénaNeutral venue · Budapest
Decided on penalties4–3 on pensLoss
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Atalanta0
Away team: Arsenal0
VenueStadio di BergamoBergamo
Full timeDraw
Home team: Arsenal1
Away team: Shakhtar Donetsk0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Inter1
Away team: Arsenal0
VenueStadio San SiroMilan
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sporting CP1
Away team: Arsenal5
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal3
Away team: Monaco0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal3
Away team: GNK Dinamo0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Girona FC1
Away team: Arsenal2
VenueEstadi MontiliviGirona
Full timeWin
Home team: PSV1
Away team: Arsenal7
VenuePSV StadionEindhoven
Full timeWin
Home team: Arsenal2
Away team: PSV2
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeDraw
Home team: Arsenal3
Away team: Real Madrid0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeWin
Home team: Real Madrid1
Away team: Arsenal2
VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid
Full timeWin

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Real Madrid

Bernabéu · Chamartín

Club coefficient
144.5
Travel
Estimated controls

Borussia Dortmund

Westfalenstadion · Dortmund

Club coefficient
100.75
Travel
Estimated controls

Lille

Pierre Mauroy Stadium · Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Club coefficient
68.75
Travel
Estimated controls

Sabah

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium · Baku

Club coefficient
6
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Bayern München

Allianz Arena · Munich

Club coefficient
147.5
Return travel
1,835 km
Estimated controls
2

Real Betis

Estadio Benito Villamarín · Seville

Club coefficient
74.5
Return travel
3,290 km
Estimated controls
2

Napoli

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · Naples

Club coefficient
63
Return travel
3,235 km
Estimated controls
2

Slavia Praha

Fortuna Arena · Prague

Club coefficient
44
Return travel
2,072 km
Estimated controls
2

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes10,432 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayBayern MünchenAllianz ArenaMunich918 km1,835 km2
awayReal BetisEstadio Benito VillamarínSeville1,645 km3,290 km2
awayNapoliStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples1,618 km3,235 km2
awaySlavia PrahaFortuna ArenaPrague1,036 km2,072 km2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 73.9

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank01 / 36

Hardest path in the current draw model.

  1. Rival strength65% weight100 · 65 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight22.4 · 5.6 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight33.3 · 3.3 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Champions LeagueFinalFinalist
2024/25Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures3

Published matches

Final record

30 May 2026Champions League · 2025/26
Paris Saint-Germain1Arsenal1
Finalist