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A tough test during pre-season: BVB face Arsenal in a friendly

As part of their pre-season preparations, BVB will travel to London for a high-profile friendly. Borussia Dortmund’s first-team players will face the English champions and this year’s Champions League finalists, Arsenal, at the 2026 Emirates Cup. The match at the Emirates Stadium will kick off on Sunday, 9 August 2026, at 14:00 BST (15:00 CEST). 

Between 2011 and 2014, the two teams faced each other six times in competitive matches, all of which took place in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. In their most recent encounter, some 12 years ago, Arsenal won 2-0 at home. A year earlier, BVB had won 2-1 in north London.  

Information on ticket sales for the friendly match will follow shortly.

Friendly matches at a glance

The clash in London forms part of a series of exciting pre-season friendlies. BVB will play their first friendly of the 2026/27 pre-season against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (18 July, ticket info). As part of the BVB Evonik Japan Tour, there will be matches against Cerezo Osaka (29 July) and FC Tokyo (1 August). To kick off the season on 15 August, AS Roma will be the visitors at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK (members’ advance sales from 3 July, general advance sales from 6 July).

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