Arsenal vs Real Madrid is a UEFA Champions League (league phase, matchday 6) fixture at the Emirates Stadium, scheduled for Wednesday 9 December 2026. Kick-off is confirmed for 20:00 UK time.
Today the cheapest resale seat for Arsenal vs Real Madrid is listed at £525, with 1,096 listings available (checked 10 October) – one of the most expensive home games of Arsenal’s season on the resale market (2nd of 19).
Arsenal vs Real Madrid preview: coaches, players and form
Arsenal are coached by Mikel Arteta, and the side leans on Declan Rice, William Saliba. Real Madrid, known as Los Blancos, play at the Santiago-Bernabéu in Madrid (Espagne, 83,186 seats); they have won the European Cup 15 times.
Back on 6 September, Arsenal v Chelsea at this ground finished 2-1. It comes 10 days after the home game against Manchester City, and Bournemouth are the next visitors, on 12 December.
What is at stake in Arsenal vs Real Madrid
With eight league-phase games each, every point counts: finishing in the top eight avoids the knockout play-off round. Arsenal so far: Napoli 0-1 Arsenal on 9 September (matchday 1). Real Madrid so far: Real Madrid 2-1 Inter on 8 September (matchday 1).
Arsenal vs Real Madrid tickets: official sale, resale and prices
Arsenal allocate men’s home tickets to members through the Silver and Red ballots on arsenal.com, and unused seats go back on sale at full price on the members-only Arsenal Ticket Exchange. Champions League home games are sold match by match through the same Online Box Office as league games. Arsenal’s League Cup fourth-round tie is away, at Fleetwood Town.
Buying Arsenal vs Real Madrid tickets safely
Under section 166 of the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, only the match organisers can authorise the sale of a ticket for a designated football match, and even offering or advertising one without that authorisation counts as selling. Go through the club first: Chelsea, for one, refuse entry with tickets that did not come from official channels.
Getting to the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Arsenal station on the Piccadilly line is about three minutes’ walk from the ground, but there is no step-free access from its platforms. Allow time after the final whistle, when queues for Arsenal station are managed along Gillespie Road.
With a 20:00 kick-off the final whistle comes around 22:00; check the last trains and metros home before you travel. Real Madrid supporters are placed in the green quadrant, in the south-east corner of the lower tier.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid: quick answers
When is Arsenal vs Real Madrid?
Arsenal vs Real Madrid is on Wednesday 9 December 2026 at the Emirates Stadium, kick-off 20:00 UK time.
Where can I buy Arsenal vs Real Madrid tickets?
Face value: Arsenal’s official ticketing. Otherwise: resale marketplaces, at your own risk. The alert email gives you the direct links for this match.
How much are Arsenal vs Real Madrid tickets?
From £525 on the resale market (checked 10 October); face-value prices are published only in the club’s ticketing.
Fixture source: uefa.com; resale data from the ticketing API, checked 10 October 2026.