Head-to-Head: Arsenal vs Real Madrid

Arsenal vs Real Madrid has produced a competitive balance tilted toward Arsenal across the 2006 and 2025 Champions League ties. Arsenal won 1-0 in Madrid and drew 0-0 in London in 2006, then won 3-0 in London and 2-1 in Madrid in April 2025. Real Madrid’s 2-2 exhibition draw in 2019, settled 3-2 on penalties, is secondary context rather than a reversal.

Upcoming matches, Arsenal vs Real Madrid

9 December 2026 - 20:00 Group Stage

Arsenal

VS

Real Madrid

Past matches, Arsenal vs Real Madrid

16 April 2025 Quarter-finals

Real Madrid

1 - 2

Arsenal

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
8 April 2025 Quarter-finals

Arsenal

3 - 0

Real Madrid

Emirates Stadium
24 July 2019 Group Stage - 1

Real Madrid

2 - 2

Arsenal

Match center

Real Madrid

1 - 2

16 April 2025

Arsenal

Starting eleven

Substitutes Real Madrid

19
M
20
D
16
F
10
M
21
M
18
D
26
G
15
M
34
G

Arsenal Substitutes

F
19
D
4
D
3
D
17
M
44
D
63
M
45
F
30
M
53
F
37
G
32
G
36

Match events

45'

90'

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4'

David Alaba Yellow Card
10'

Mikel Merino Penalty confirmed
11'

Raúl Asencio Yellow Card
13'
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Bukayo Saka Missed Penalty
27'

Kylian Mbappé Penalty cancelled
36'

David Raya Yellow Card
61'

Dani Ceballos Rodrygo
61'

Fran García D. Alaba
61'

Endrick Lucas Vázquez
65'
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B. Saka Normal Goal (Asst: Mikel Merino)
67'
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Vinícius Júnior Normal Goal
74'

L. Modrić Raúl Asencio
75'

Brahim Díaz K. Mbappé
77'

L. Trossard B. Saka
85'

Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
85'

Thomas Partey Yellow Card
90' +5

B. White J. Timber
90' +5

K. Tierney Gabriel Martinelli
90' +5

O. Zinchenko D. Rice
90' +3
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Gabriel Martinelli Normal Goal (Asst: Mikel Merino)

Stats for this game

Matchup Arsenal VS Real Madrid

Arsenal’s competitive edge

The 2006 Champions League round of 16 gave Arsenal a narrow but important advantage. Arsenal won 1-0 at Real Madrid on 21 February, then held a 0-0 draw in the return leg on 8 March. The 2025 quarter-final produced a stronger pair of results: Arsenal won 3-0 in London on 8 April and 2-1 in Madrid on 16 April. Together, those competitive scorelines leave Arsenal unbeaten in the 2006 and 2025 ties, with the later quarter-final adding clear separation.

Different weight for the 2019 meeting

The clubs also drew 2-2 in the International Champions Cup on 24 July 2019, before Real Madrid won 3-2 on penalties. That shootout gives Madrid a result in an exhibition setting, but it does not outweigh the competitive direction established by the Champions League ties. Arsenal’s advantage is therefore strongest when the occasion carries tournament consequences, while Real Madrid’s 2019 response keeps the wider matchup from being reduced to a single uncomplicated narrative. Future meetings will test whether that competitive edge continues to travel across different stages.