Arsenal and Atlético de Madrid meet again this week at the Emirates Stadium in London in the second leg of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, with the aggregate tied 1-1 after the draw in the first leg at the Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid.
Neither Arsenal nor Atlético have ever dominated the Champions League, so the winner of this tie will write a historic page for their institution by qualifying for the grand final on May 30 at the Puskás Arena in Budapest.
Arsenal heads into the second leg with the strength of their stadium as their main argument. The Gunners have recorded 22 wins in 28 home games this season, with just two defeats and only ten goals conceded under the influence of their fans at the Emirates Stadium, in what is one of the best home records in the entire competition. Their squad, valued at more than 1.2 billion euros, arrives at a moment of maximum confidence after having been the only undefeated team in the group stage with 10 wins and 2 draws.
Atlético, for its part, arrives with the confidence of a team that never gives up under the direction of Diego Simeone, although with the physical doubts of Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone who had to be injured in the first leg.
Match details
- Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Guatemala Time: 1:00 PM
- Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London, England
- Global: Arsenal 1-1 Atlético de Madrid
- Where to see: Disney Plus Premium Plan and ESPN
The colchoneros know that at the Emirates the mission will be complicated given Arsenal’s record at home, but they also arrive with the support of having won 11 of their 15 previous European qualifiers against English teams, which makes them an extremely dangerous rival despite the statistics against them.
The winner of this semifinal will advance to the grand final on May 30 at the Puskás Arena in Budapest where they will face the winner of the other semifinal between PSG and Bayern Munich.