The 2025/26 season will be written into the history books of Arsenal in letters of gold. After years of waiting and suffering, Mikel Arteta's Gunners have finally reached the heights that the club's fans in Emirates Stadium dreamed of for as long as they can remember.
In the Premier League, Arsenal seized top spot from day one and never let go. With a significant points gap over the rest of the pack, the Gunners have proven they're not just competing for the title — they're dominating it. Arsenal's defense has become a fortress: nearly impenetrable, which has freed the attacking line to express all the talent the club has accumulated in recent years. Arteta's game plan — high pressing, quick transitions and precise build-up play — runs like a Swiss watch.
If there's one player who symbolizes Arsenal's season, it's Bukayo Saka. The British right winger, born in London, is having the best year of his career. With goals and assists delivered with metronomic consistency, Saka has undeniably become one of the best players in the world. The stadium erupts every time he touches the ball — pure magic.
After refusing to leave last summer despite tempting offers from Saudi Arabia, Saka chose to stay and lead the club that raised him to glory. That decision has paid off for him — and for all the fans — beyond measure.
If Arsenal impressed in the Premier League, in the Champions League they simply stunned Europe. Eight matches, eight wins — a record never achieved before by an English team in the group stage. Arsenal finished the league phase with a perfect record: 8 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses. This dominance sent a clear message to the rest of Europe: the Gunners are back.
In the first knockout round they faced Bayer Leverkusen — holders of the German Bundesliga title. Both matches ended in a combined win for 3-1 Arsenal, with the return leg at the Emirates turning into a celebration that left a deep mark on the fans' hearts. Now they're among the eight best teams in Europe — and hungry for more.
Behind every collective achievement stands a leader. Mikel Arteta arrived at the Emirates in 2019 as a relatively inexperienced manager, but has proven year after year that he is one of the smartest, most sophisticated and determined coaches in world football.
His tactics this season are built on flexibility: Arsenal can play a 4-3-3 classic setup, switch to 3-2-5 in attack, and compress into a4-4-2 organized shape in defense — all within the flow of the game, without stoppages and without losing rhythm. The players have absorbed the philosophy like a sponge — and now they're putting it into practice flawlessly at every level.
What sets Arsenal 2025/26 apart is the team spirit. There are no giant egos here that destroy chemistry — there are twenty-one players who believe in the path, believe in the coach, and believe in each other. From goalkeeper David Raya, through Leandro Trossard, Ben White, Jurriën Timber, to Jacob Sinclair-Hall who emerged from the academy — everyone is an inseparable part of the story.
Now, with the domestic cup, the Premier League and the Champions League quarterfinal all within reach, one question is rising from the Emirates: Is this the year Arsenal finally hold on to all the glory? All the signs point to yes.
