Arsenal's start to the new Premier League season is made all the more difficult when factoring in the Champions League schedule.
Champions League Schedule Changes
Europe's premier club competition gets underway earlier than usual in the 2026-27 campaign, starting the week commencing September 8 as fixtures from the league phase will be played across three days.
Then there is a one month gap in between fixtures due to the first international break of the season being extended to three weeks, stretching from September 19 to October 10.
Arsenal will be aiming to go one step further in the Champions League next season after suffering defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties last month.
Gabriel missed the decisive penalty against PSG.
The Gunners are in pot one ahead of the new campaign, but do not discover their opponents for the league phase until the end of August when the draw takes place.
Though, the 2026-27 Champions League schedule has already been revealed.
With Arsenal discovering their Premier League fixture list on Friday morning, it has allowed for the Gunners to learn their fate with regards to who they will face after all eight European fixtures next season.
It works out to be relatively kind to Mikel Arteta's side with five home games directly after a Champions League fixture. However, the big story is two games against likely title rivals Manchester City following matchday five and eight.
Who Arsenal will face after Champions League games
- Matchday 1: 8-10 September 2026 - 12/09/2026 - Sunderland (a)
- Matchday 2: 13/14 October 2026 - 17/10/2026 - Nottingham Forest (a)
- Matchday 3: 20/21 October 2026 - 24/10/2026 - Everton (h)
- Matchday 4: 3/4 November 2026 - 07/11/2026 - Hull City (h)
- Matchday 5: 24/25 November 2026 - 28/11/2026 - Manchester City (h)
- Matchday 6: 8/9 December 2026 - 12/12/2026 - Bournemouth (h)
- Matchday 7: 19/20 January 2027 - 23/01/2027 - Newcastle (h)
- Matchday 8: 27 January 2027 - 30/01/2027 - Manchester City (a)
