Arsenal host Lille in Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League league phase

Arsenal will host their French counterparts Lille on the evening of 13 October 2026 in Matchday 2 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League, with the match kicking off at 22:00 Damascus time. The match will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

In terms of recent results, Arsenal go into the match after beating Leeds United 2-1 on 10 October, having previously lost 0-3 to Brighton, while also beating Sunderland 2-0, Napoli 1-0 and Chelsea 2-1.

Lille, on the other hand, secured a 1-0 win over Le Havre on 10 October, after losing 1-2 to Nice, beating Troyes 2-0, losing 2-3 to Real Betis, and beating Toulouse 1-0.

Arsenal will be without W. Saliba and Christos Tzolis due to injury until 13 October 2026.

Lille, meanwhile, will be missing Hamza Igamane and Tiago Santos through injury, in addition to the suspended Ethan Mbappe, until 13 October 2026.

In the league phase standings, Arsenal sit in 15th place with 3 points from one match, which they won, scoring one goal and conceding none, while Lille are in 22nd place with no points from one match, which they lost after scoring two goals and conceding 3.