Arsenal have announced their squad for the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League tournament.
In an official announcement across all media platforms Arsenal have now confirmed the squad Mikel Arteta will lead the club to the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League campaign with.
A noticeable absentee was Gabriel Jesus and although the squad list can still be changed in January 2026 fans have made key observation as to the possibility of him not being part of Mikel Arteta’s plans for the future at the club.
Arsenal have joined Chelsea in naming a strong squad for the first set of games to be played in the early stage of the UCL.
Arsenal FC’s first 2025 Champions League matchHere are the first set of matches to be played by Arsenal in the 2025 UEFA Champions League:
Athletic Club v Arsenal – Tuesday September 16, 2025Arsenal v Olympiacos – Wednesday October 1, 2025Arsenal v Atletico Madrid – Tuesday October 21, 2025Slavia Prague v Arsenal – Tuesday November 4, 2025Arsenal v Bayern Munich – Wednesday November 26, 2025Club Brugge v Arsenal – Wednesday December 10, 2025Inter Milan v Arsenal – Tuesday January 20, 2026Arsenal v Kairat Almaty – Wednesday January 28, 2026Who is Mikel Arteta taking to the 2025 Champions League?Goalkeepers: David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Tommy Setford
Defenders: William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapie, Gabriel, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori
Midfielders: Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Christian Norgaard, Leandro Trossard, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Max Dowman
Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres
