Head-to-Head: Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund is a balanced European matchup in which neither club established lasting control across their Champions League meetings through 2014. Arsenal’s 2-0 return-leg win in November 2014 answered Dortmund’s 2-0 victory in September, preserving the contest’s alternating character. Dortmund’s 3-2 Emirates Cup success in 2026 is a secondary counterpoint, making another competitive chapter a test of whether that balance remains intact.

Upcoming matches, Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund

24 November 2026 - 20:00 Group Stage

Arsenal

VS

Borussia Dortmund
9 August 2026 - 13:00 Club Friendlies

Arsenal

VS

Borussia Dortmund

Past matches, Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund

9 August 2026 Final

Arsenal

2 - 3

Borussia Dortmund
26 November 2014 Group stage - 5

Arsenal

2 - 0

Borussia Dortmund
16 September 2014 Group stage - 1

Borussia Dortmund

2 - 0

Arsenal
6 November 2013 Group stage - 4

Borussia Dortmund

0 - 1

Arsenal
22 October 2013 Group stage - 3

Arsenal

1 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

Match center

Arsenal

2 - 3

9 August 2026

Borussia Dortmund

Match events

45'

90'

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7'
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S. Inacio Normal Goal (Asst: F. Nmecha)
29'
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K. Karetsas Normal Goal (Asst: D. Svensson)
33'

E. Nwaneri M. Odegaard
45'

Gabriel Yellow Card
46'

I. Meslier K. Arrizabalaga
46'

C. Chukwuemeka K. Karetsas
54'
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E. Nwaneri Normal Goal (Asst: C. Tzolis)
58'
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J. Gadou Normal Goal
59'

M. Sabitzer M. Beier
59'

M. Albert F. Silva
59'

K. Prates S. Inacio
60'

P. Hincapie R. Calafiori
60'

M. Salmon Gabriel
60'

S. Guirassy F. Nmecha
69'
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V. Gyokeres Penalty
78'

Gabriel Jesus V. Gyökeres
78'

G. Martinelli C. Tzolis
78'

F. Vieira M. Lewis-Skelly
78'

T. Julienne B. White
78'

C. O'Neill K. Havertz
78'

I. Ibrahim M. Dowman
78'

J. Ogunnaike C. Mosquera
78'

L. Reggiani R. Bensebaini
90' +1

T. Yamamoto D. Svensson

Matchup Arsenal VS Borussia Dortmund

A competitive exchange of answers

The Champions League meetings between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund repeatedly resisted a simple hierarchy. Arsenal won 2-1 in Dortmund on 23 November 2011, after the clubs had drawn 1-1 in the earlier group game. In 2013, Dortmund won 2-1 in London before Arsenal replied with a 1-0 victory in Germany. The 2014 sequence followed the same spirit: Dortmund won 2-0 on 16 September, then Arsenal returned the score on 26 November. By the end of that group-stage cycle, the competitive record stood level on wins, with the draw reinforcing the narrow margins between them.

Useful context, different weight

Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Emirates Cup on 9 August 2026 adds another scoreline, but an exhibition cup carries less competitive weight than the Champions League sequence. It serves as a secondary counterpoint rather than proof that the competitive balance has changed. The lasting question is whether another European meeting produces a measured exchange, or whether one side turns a close historical balance into a sustained edge.