Arsenal are set to face Atlético Madrid, with both teams eyeing a spot in the UEFA Champions League final.
Arsenal’s Unbeaten Record Against Atlético
Arsenal have maintained an unbeaten record against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this season. They secured a 4-0 victory at the Emirates and a 1-1 draw at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last eight games against Spanish sides in the UEFA Champions League.
Atlético Madrid last faced an opponent 3+ times in a single campaign without managing a victory in 2022-23, versus Real Madrid.
Only one team has gone more consecutive games against Spanish opposition without losing in the competition (since 1992-93): Chelsea between March 2006 and April 2014 (16).
Atlético’s Struggles in England
Atlético Madrid have struggled in their recent away games against English sides in the UEFA Champions League. They’ve lost six of their last seven, including the last four in a row. Their defeat at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season (0-4 in October 2025) remains their joint-heaviest loss in the European Cup/Champions League.
Arsenal’s History in Knockout Stages
When avoiding defeat away from home in the first leg of a European Cup/UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie, Arsenal have gone on to progress in eight of their previous 10. Only versus Benfica in 1991-92 (round of 16) and Chelsea in 2003-04 (quarter-final) did they fail to progress in that scenario.
Aims for the Final
Arsenal are aiming to reach their first UEFA Champions League final since 2006. Should they do so, it will be the longest period between European Cup/Champions League finals by a team in the competition since Atlético Madrid in 2014 (40 years), and longest by an English side since Liverpool in 2005 (also 20 years).
Atlético Madrid could reach the final of the UEFA Champions League for the third time under Diego Simeone. Only two managers have ever reached more finals in the competition with the same club: Alex Ferguson with Manchester United and Marcello Lippi with Juventus.
Arsenal’s Recent Champions League Form
Arsenal have only lost two of their last 23 matches in the UEFA Champions League. Both of those defeats came against reigning champions Paris SG (both legs of last season’s semi-finals). The Gunners are yet to lose a game in the current edition, and could go 14 consecutive matches without defeat for the first time their European Cup/Champions League history.
Arsenal average just 0.65 goals conceded per game under Mikel Arteta in the UEFA Champions League (24 conceded in 37 games). This is the lowest goals conceded per game ratio for any manager with 20+ games in the competition.
Arsenal remain unbeaten against in the Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Only two other managers have gone unbeaten in their first three games against Atlético boss Diego Simeone in the competition: Carlo Ancelotti and Maurizio Sarri.