What are Arsenal's Champions League games this season? Full fixture schedule as Gunners take on French giants and daunting trip to San Siro

Arsenal's 2024/25 Champions League campaign is underway and the Gunners are looking to go further in Europe than last season.

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Last year, Arsenal reached the quarterfinals but was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

This time, they will aim for at least the semi-finals, but first they will have to overcome many difficult opponents to qualify. one of the eight best teams.

The Champions League has expanded and the format has changed this year.

Gone are the days of groups of four, with each team now in the same league, and only the top eight teams after eight matches will automatically qualify for the round of 16.

Teams that finish 9th to 24th will compete in a two-leg playoff, and teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, without access to the Europa League.

The Gunners will therefore have their sights set on ensuring they avoid the play-off lottery.

What are Arsenal's Champions League matches?

With a new format, the draw also changed.

Each team plays eight games, four home and four away, but instead of playing the same team twice, it is a new team for each home and away game.

The Champions League teams were divided into pots based on their UEFA coefficient ranking, placing Arsenal in Pot 2.

From there, the Gunners played two teams from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Therefore, they are set to play against a variety of teams, with one team from each pot home and away.

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From Pot 1, Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.

The French giants visit north London on Tuesday 1 October, while the Gunners face a daunting trip to the San Siro on Wednesday 6 November.

In pot 2 they already played against Atalanta and then they will play Shakhtar Donetsk in the Emirates on Tuesday, October 22.

That means that by the time the Gunners play their fifth Champions League match, they will have faced all of their Pot 1 and Pot 2 opponents.

So if they get a good amount of points in those games, they should be in a strong position to take a spot in the top eight.

From pot 3, Arsenal travel to Portugal to play Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, November 26.

Dinamo Zagreb It will then be the Gunners' last home game on Wednesday, January 22.

And in pot 4, Arsenal head to Monaco on Wednesday, December 11 before they conclude their group campaign with a visit to Spain and a match against Girona on Wednesday, January 29.

If they do not finish in the top eight, they will have to participate in a two-leg playoff to reach the round of 16.