Atletico Vs Arsenal Head To Head: The second semi-final of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League will see a battle of the heavyweights as Atletico Madrid take on Arsenal. But how do these sides stack up against one another? What has been their head to head record against each other throughout the years?
The Atletico vs Arsenal UCL semi-final first leg will be played in the early hours of Wednesday, April 29, at 12:30 am IST. The first leg will be played at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, while the second leg, a week later, will be played in Arsenal’s home, the Emirates Stadium.
Before we discuss the Atletico vs Arsenal head to head record, we must first dive into how they have done in the current Champions League season.
Atletico Vs Arsenal UCL 2025-26 Record
They started the season off with a 3-2 defeat against Liverpool, followed by a 5-1 drubbing of Frankfurt. A 4-0 thrashing against Arsenal was next, after which came a 3-1 win against Union SG. They finished the first half of the league stage with a .500 record.
In the second half of their league campaign, the La Liga side beat last year’s finalists Inter 2-1 and then won 3-2 against PSV. In their last two games, they drew 1-1 in a game against Galatasaray and were defeated 2-1 by Bodo/Glimt.
With four wins, one draw, three losses, and 13 points, Atletico finished 14th on the league table. This would put them out of the automatic round of 16 qualification. They faced Club Brugge in the knockout playoffs. In the two legs of the playoff, Atletico drew 3-3 and won 4-1, winning 7-4 on aggregate.
On the other hand, Arsenal has been quite successful in the UCL 2025-26. They started their league campaign with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao, followed by a 2-0 triumph over Olympiacos. A 4-0 dominance against Athletico was next before a 3-0 win against Slavia Praha.
The English giants kicked off the second half of the league stage with a 3-1 win against Arsenal, before three more wins against Brugge (3-0), Inter (3-1), and Kairat Almaty (3-2).
Arsenal finished the league stage with a perfect record. Eight wins, no losses, and 24 points on the league table were enough for the London-based side to finish on top of the league and automatically qualify for the round of 16.
In their first knockout round, the Gunners beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 on aggregate, before an absolute snoozefest quarter-final against Sporting CP, where Arsenal won the first leg 1-0, while the second one was a 0-0 draw.
Now that Atletico Madrid and Arsenal have made their way into the semi-final. The question now is, when and where will they play, and where can one watch their match-up? Time for Atletico vs Arsenal live streaming and broadcast details.
Now that their record for this season is out in the open, we can head towards the Atletico vs Arsenal history. How many times have these teams played against one another? What is the Atletico vs Arsenal UCL history? And what is the head to head record between these two legendary teams?
Atletico Vs Arsenal Head To Head
Atletico Madrid and Arsenal have faced off against each other in Europe on three occasions. In these three games, Atletico has won once, while Arsenal has been triumphant one time. And yet another was drawn.
Their first match against one another was a UEFA Europa League group stage game on April 4, 2018, which was a 1-1 draw. On the other hand, their most recent encounter was earlier this season, on October 22, 2025, which the Spaniards won comfortably.
- Total Matches: 03
- Atletico Madrid Won: 01
- Arsenal Won: 01
- Draws: 01
- First Played: April 04, 2018 (Draw)
- Last Played: October 22, 2025 (Atletico win)
While Atletico and Arsenal will face off in the first UEFA Champions League 2025-26 semi-final, Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the second semi-final.
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