who will arsenal play next in champions league

Arsenal’s next Champions League opponent has not been fixed yet for the knockout rounds of the 2025/26 season, only the dates and stages are set.

Quick Scoop

• Arsenal have completed their league-phase fixtures in the 2025/26 Champions League, finishing with a home game against Kairat Almaty on 28 January 2026.

• The Champions League now uses a league phase instead of the old group stage, with eight games determining seeding for the knockouts.

• After this phase, the competition moves into knockout play-offs and then the round of 16, but the specific club Arsenal will face next has not yet been formally listed or confirmed in publicly available schedules.

What we do know (dates, not opponent)

From current 2026 calendars and Champions League outlines, Arsenal’s European schedule looks like this, with exact opponents marked as still to be confirmed:

• 17–18 February 2026: Champions League knockout play-off, first leg (if Arsenal are placed into this round rather than going straight to the last 16).

• 24–25 February 2026: knockout play-off, second leg.

• 10–11 March 2026: round of 16, first leg.

• 17–18 March 2026: round of 16, second leg.

These windows are locked into UEFA’s calendar, but who Arsenal actually draw will depend on the final league-phase table and the official draw, which is not fully detailed in the fixtures lists you can currently see.

Forum and fan chatter

On fan forums and Arsenal communities, most discussion right now is about:

• How strong Arsenal looked in league-phase wins over Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter and others, which has raised hopes of a favourable seeding.

• Speculation over “dream draws” (teams seen as easier over two legs) versus “glamour ties” against Europe’s biggest names, with no consensus beyond hoping to avoid another early clash with the very top seeds.

“This is our moment. Our squad boasts remarkable depth, we've been fortunate with our opponent selections, and our schedule is more favorable compared to that of our Premier League competitors.”

That captures the general mood: confident, but still guessing about the next Champions League opponent because the draw information isn’t fully public in fixture lists yet.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.