Thursday , 2 July 2026

Arsenal FC vs Club Atletico de Madrid, Champions League 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2025-26
Arsenal FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Club Atletico de Madrid
Tue 5 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Bukayo Saka 44' 1–0
Y 81' Marc Pubill
Y 90' Giuliano Simeone
Y 90' Koke
Riccardo Calafiori 90' Y
Kepa Arrizabalaga 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Club Atletico de Madrid — Champions League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
  • Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
29 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
1
Arsenal FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Club Atletico de Madrid
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid 2026-04-29 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 Arsenal FC 2025-10-21 Arsenal FC 4–0 Club Atletico de Madrid

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W
02 May Fulham FC H 3–0 W
29 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D
25 Apr Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
15 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–0 D
Club Atletico de Madrid
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
02 May Valencia CF A 2–0 W
29 Apr Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Athletic Club H 3–2 W
22 Apr Elche CF A 2–3 L
14 Apr FC Barcelona H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Club Atletico de Madrid
#1 Position #14
24 Points 13
8 Played 8
8 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
23 Scored 17
4 Conceded 15
+19 GD +2
3.00 PPG 1.63
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Club Atletico de Madrid this season

Arsenal FC are 1st (24 pts). Club Atletico de Madrid are 14th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Club Atletico de Madrid
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Arsenal FC and Club Atletico de Madrid is underway.
  • 5' Leandro Trossard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Hancko, as he is very good at scoring at Emirates Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Arsenal FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
  • 44' Goal! Bukayo Saka scores his 93 goal in 414 matches.
  • 45' Goal! Bukayo Saka scores his 93 goal in 414 matches.
  • 50' Jan Oblak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 57 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ademola Lookman made 319 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The travelling Club Atletico de Madrid supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Arsenal FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Viktor Gyokeres scoring 1 goals.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 81' Club Atletico de Madrid player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Atletico de Madrid that had 523 games and scored 611 goals.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Giuliano Simeone.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

Club Atletico de Madrid Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Simeone

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bukayo Saka 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Julian Alvarez 1

Head to Head

2026-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid 2026-04-29 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 Arsenal FC 2025-10-21 Arsenal FC 4–0 Club Atletico de Madrid

Arsenal FC Form

2026-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2026-05-02 Arsenal FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2026-04-29 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2026-04-25 Arsenal FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2026-04-19 Manchester City FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-04-15 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Club Atletico de Madrid Form

2026-05-05 Arsenal FC 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2026-04-29 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2026-04-25 Club Atletico de Madrid 3–2 Athletic Club W 2026-04-22 Elche CF 3–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2026-04-14 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–2 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.64 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Club Atletico de Madrid xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC74% Draw16% Club Atletico de Madrid10%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Club Atletico de Madrid
26%
Arsenal FC or Club Atletico de Madrid
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC59% Draw35% Club Atletico de Madrid6%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.3%
3 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Club Atletico de Madrid covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 23% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 21% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Club Atletico de Madrid keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.