Arsenal ‘banished’ from opposite Inter in the Champions League because of the UEFA rule

Under those matchups, the Mikel Arteta team will travel to Italy on January 26, 2026 to look at Inter Milan and repetition of their meeting in 2024/25 at the same location, where Arsenal fell 1-0 on competition day four.

Inter Milan, who finished fourth in last season’s competition, progressed beyond Barcelona in the semi-final before he ran a record-breaking defeat for Paris Saint-Germain in the final-the most difficult loss in the last history of Champions League.

Arsenal, still smart of their earlier loss in the San Siro, would like to arrange the score. However, UEFA’s newly introduced rule can block a third consecutive meeting in the same stadium.

According to Uefa’s Club Competitions Committee, from the 2026/27 season, no fixture between the same two clubs can be organized by the same team three years in a row in the same competition. This means that although Arsenal will visit the San Siro again in January 2026, a repeat in the following season would violate the new regulation.

This adjustment is intended to guarantee greater honesty and variety in competition planning, especially since the Champions League continues to evolve under its new 36-team League format.

De website voegt eraan toe: “Dit betekent dat als een teams die al tegen elkaar speelden in de competitiefase van de UEFA Champions League in het seizoen 2024/25 worden weer tegen elkaar getrokken, met hetzelfde thuisteam, in de competitiefase van de UEFA Champions League in dit 2025/26 seizoen, die teams kunnen niet tegen elkaar worden getrokken, voor het geval van het hemel, voor het geval van het hemel, voor het Case of heaven, in the case of heaven, for the carity, that team in the 2026/27 season in the 2026/27 season (though, which are still pulled against each other at the location of the other team) “.

In short, if they set up the next campaign against each other, the game would take place at the Emirates.

This control change would also prevent Real Madrid from playing Liverpool in Anfield in the Champions League League phase 2026/27.

Arsenal, who has yet to announce their squadron list for the competition phase of the competition, has until 24:00 CET on Tuesday 2 September to do the necessary.

“Each club must submit two lists with players, including details such as shirt number, date of birth and nationality,” is the UEFA website.

“Bovendien moeten de lijsten door de arts van de club de bevestiging bevatten dat alle spelers het gevraagde medische onderzoek hebben ondergaan. Lijst A moet worden ingediend bij de relevante vereniging om te worden geverifieerd, gevalideerd en doorgestuurd naar de UEFA voor 24:00 CET op dinsdag 2 september. Hetzelfde proces is van toepassing op lijst B (meer details hieronder), die niet moet worden ingediend), die niet later dan 24:00 CET de dag vóór elke match must be submitted. “