Arsenal vs Lille LIVE - Confirmed starting lineups & pre-match updates for Champions League 2026-27 clash
Arsenal's first home match of the 2026-27 Champions League season also marks the Gunners' first encounter with Lille, who travel to the Emirates today for their league-phase match. On matchday one, Mikel Arteta's team narrowly overcame Napoli 1-0, while the returning Real Betis crushed the 10-man Dogues 3-2 at home.
Perfect in the Champions League league phase since losing 1-0 to Inter Milan in November 2024, Arsenal's fortunate 13th consecutive victory came on matchday one in Naples, when star player Martin Odegaard once again made the difference. In addition to having a stellar record of only two defeats from their past 31 league phase/group stage games in all UEFA competitions and scoring three or more goals in five of their last six home games at this point, Arteta's team is more driven than ever to ultimately conquer the continent.
In their first Champions League match of the season, Lille grabbed the lead twice against Real Betis at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, only to lose three points in chaotic circumstances, leaving them to bemoan their own defensive indiscipline. However, Lille have amassed a decent six points from their past three Ligue 1 games since Davide Ancelotti's Champions League debut ended in sorrow, defeating Troyes and Le Havre on each side of an away loss at Nice.
Arsenal vs Lille: match facts Arsenal have kept 18 clean sheets at Emirates Stadium in our previous 25 home games in major European competition, consisting of their last three. They have only lost one of those games (W18 D6).
With the exception of their November 2005 victory against Manchester United, Lille had lost their past seven Champions League games against English clubs. Of those seven losses, six were caused by a single goal.
Since a 2-0 victory against BATE Borisov in November 2012, Les Douges have failed to maintain a clean sheet in any of their previous 12 Champions League away games. For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Telegram.