Arsenal vs Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Preview, H2H stats, possible lineups, streaming details
Arsenal faces Bayern Munich in a crucial UEFA Champions League Group Stage match at the Emirates on November 26, 2025. Both teams are unbeaten, each with four wins.
Last Updated: 04.02 PM, Nov 26, 2025
Arsenal and Bayern Munich are set to clash in a highly anticipated UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 fixture at the Emirates Stadium in London on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Kick-off is scheduled for 1.30 am IST (20:00 UTC). Both teams are unbeaten in this season’s Champions League, maintaining perfect records with four wins from four matches, making this a crucial top-of-the-table showdown.
Match Details
Match: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Time: 1.30 am IST
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
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Preview
This contest pits Europe’s most potent attacking unit against one of its meanest defensive teams. Arsenal’s recent dominant form and home advantage set the stage for a tense tactical battle against Bayern’s clinical efficiency and experience.
The result could be decisive in the race for top spot in the group and impact qualification paths to the knockout stages.
Arsenal will aim to continue their solid defensive record and capitalise on Bayern’s key absences, while Bayern looks to impose their well-drilled style, perseverance, and attacking weapons to secure vital points on the road.
Arsenal hopes for the return of captain Martin Ødegaard for this blockbuster encounter, while Viktor Gyökeres, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus remain sidelined. The Gunners rely on their deep squad and exciting talents like Eze to challenge Bayern’s stout defence.
Bayern Munich may start with a 4-2-3-1 formation featuring Neuer in goal, backed by a defensive line including Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, and Stanišić.
In midfield, Kimmich and Pavlović provide control, while the attack boasts youngsters like Lennart Karl, who impressed last weekend, alongside Gnabry and Kane leading the frontline.
Head-to-Head and recent meetings
Arsenal and Bayern Munich have faced each other 14 times in European competitions, with Bayern dominating historically: 8 wins to Arsenal’s 3, alongside 3 draws.
Their last meeting in the competition was two seasons ago when Bayern knocked Arsenal out in the quarterfinals.
Notably, Arsenal’s last victory in the fixture came in 2015 with a 2-0 win at the Emirates, a match featuring Giroud and Özil and leaving a memorable mark in the history between these sides.
Harry Kane, currently with Bayern, has scored 15 career goals against Arsenal, who can be a key player to watch out for in this match.
Recent form
Arsenal comes into the match brimming with confidence following a commanding 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the recent North London Derby, where summer signing Eberechi Eze shone with a hat-trick.
The Gunners currently lead the Premier League with 29 points from 12 games and have been solid domestically and in Europe, conceding no goals in the Champions League group stage so far.
Bayern Munich, managed by Vincent Kompany, has been equally formidable, winning 17 of their 18 competitive matches this season, with one draw.
Their recent 6-2 thrashing of Freiburg in the Bundesliga and a significant 2-0 first-half lead against PSG in the Champions League underline their offensive firepower and tactical discipline.
Bayern has a strong, cohesive structure in both attack and defence, despite injuries to key players Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies and a suspension for Luis Díaz.
Possible XI
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Hincapié, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Eze, Trossard, Merino,
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanišić, Kimmich, Pavlović, Karl, Olise, Gnabry, Kane
"Playing against Arsenal will be the most difficult task at the moment. We're happy about that. That's why we're here, that's what we want," said Vincent Kompany, Bayern's head coach.
"We need to bring that energy to the stadium and play with the same aggression, dominance, and effectiveness we showed in our last league match," Mikel Arteta told the media in the press conference.