The draw for the league phase is almost here, and to celebrate, we’ve picked out 21 of our very best Champions League goals since our debut in 1998!
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Robert Pires v Lazio
October 17, 2000
Lazio 1-1 Arsenal
Pavel Nedved had given Lazio the lead, but with time ticking down, our French winger burst in down the left before curling his late effort into the top corner to give us a vital point to qualify for the next round.
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Thierry Henry v Inter Milan
November 25, 2004
Inter Milan 1-5 Arsenal
On one of the biggest stages, we put on a performance for the ages, with Thierry Henry scoring a remarkable solo goal to help us to a 5-1 victory.
Emmanuel Adebayor v Liverpool
April 8, 2008
Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal
Picking up the ball inside his own half, our young forward powered his way through multiple Liverpool players before laying the ball on a plate for Adebayor, who fired home to make the score 2-2 on the night.
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Thierry Henry v Bayern Munich
March 9, 2005
Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich
After losing the first leg 3-1, we needed a big performance at Highbury to get back into the contest. Up stepped Thierry Henry.The Frenchman took a long ball down with perfection before smashing his effort beyond Oliver Kahn to give us hope of a fightback.
Lukas Podolski v Montpellier
November 21, 2012
Arsenal 2-0 Montpellier
Jack Wilshere opened the scoring before Lukas Podolski rounded off the night with an inch-perfect volley following a one-two with Olivier Giroud.
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Bukayo Saka v Bayern Munich
April 9, 2024
Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich
Good work from Ben White found Bukayo Saka, who turned inside before rolling the ball into the bottom corner out of the reach of Manuel Neuer.
Ray Parlour v Valencia
April 4, 2001
Arsenal 2-1 Valencia
Thierry Henry equalised before Ray Parlour’s piledriver two minutes later sent our home crowd wild and gave us a 2-1 advantage.
Cesc Fabregas v AC Milan
March 4, 2008
AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal
After drawing the first leg of our round of 16 clash against AC Milan, history was required to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
With the game poised at 0-0, Cesc Fabregas tried his luck from range and nestled his effort into the bottom corner to give us a precious 1-0 lead. Emmanuel Adebayor rounded things off as we became the first English side to win against AC Milan at the San Siro.
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Edu v Celta Vigo
February 24, 2004
Celta Vigo 2-3 Arsenal
With the game at 1-1, Edu Gaspar picked up the ball on the edge of the box, beating two players before bending a right-footed effort into the top corner. We would go on to win the game 3-2.
Mesut Ozil v Ludogorets
November 1, 2016
Ludogorets 2-3 Arsenal
Mohamed Elneny and Olivier Giroud levelled the match, and as we ticked into the final three minutes of the game, Mesut Ozil settled the contest with an all-time classic.
After being set clear by Elneny, Mesut chipped the ball over the goalkeeper before sending two defenders to the floor and passing the ball home to give us a 3-2 victory and complete the comeback.
Thierry Henry v Sparta Prague
October 18, 2005
Sparta Prague 0-2 Arsenal
Having come on as a substitute for Jose Antonio Reyes, Henry curled a magnificent outside-of-the-boot effort into the corner to give us the lead.His second effort would be his 186th for us as he surpassed Ian Wright in our goalscoring charts.
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Freddie Ljungberg v Juventus
December 4 2001
Arsenal 3-1 Juventus
Dennis Bergkamp twisted his opponents inside out before slipping the ball through for Freddie, and the Swede chipped the ball in to give us a 3-1 win over Italian giants Juventus.
Dennis Bergkamp v Bayer Leverkusen
February 27, 2002
Arsenal 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Twisting and turning on the edge of the box, Dennis found half a yard of space before lobbing Hans-Jorg Butt in the Leverkusen net.
Thierry Henry v Roma
November 27, 2002
Roma 1-3 Arsenal
The Frenchman scored a stunning hat-trick, with the pick of the bunch coming courtesy of a free-kick at the Stadio Olimpico.
Gabriel Martinelli v Sevilla
October 24, 2023
Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal
After defending a corner, Gabriel Jesus produced a wonderful turn to take two Sevilla players out of the game before unleashing Gabriel Martinelli, who rounded the goalkeeper to give us a 1-0 lead.
Tomas Rosicky v Hamburg
September 13, 2006
Hamburg 1-2 Arsenal
The Czech star picked up the ball from 25 yards out before unleashing a thunderous effort to put us 2-0 in front in Germany.
Declan Rice v Real Madrid
April 8, 2025
Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid
With the game at 0-0, we broke the deadlock in stunning fashion. Declan Rice’s free-kick curled beyond the ball and beyond Thibaut Courtois to send the crowd into raptures.
Emmanuel Adebyaor v Villarreal
April 7, 2009
Villarreal 1-1 Arsenal
Marcos Senna stunningly opened the scoring for Villarreal at the El Madrigal, but we produced our own moment of magic in the second half.
After the ball was played through to Emmanuel Adebayor, the Togolese forward took a touch before acrobatically firing into the bottom corner to give us a crucial away goal.
Aaron Ramsey v Galatasaray
December 9, 2014
Galatasaray 1-4 Arsenal
After the ball had been cleared by the Galatasaray defence, it dropped to the feet of Aaron Ramsey. The Welshman thundered the ball into the top corner from range, leaving everyone at Rams Park stunned.
Declan Rice v Real Madrid
April 8, 2025
Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid
He did so, and in remarkable fashion, planting the ball into the top corner to double our lead on the night and leave the Emirates crowd in disbelief.
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Thierry Henry v Real Madrid
February 21, 2006
Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal
The Frenchman shrugged off several challenges before placing the ball beyond Iker Casillas to silence the Madrid crowd and seal a famous night in the Spanish capital.
