Arsenal fans are buzzing over one thing in particular about their Champions League draw, ‘dodged a bullet’

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Arsenal have discovered who they will play in this season’s Champions League group stage after the draw was made on Thursday evening.

The Gunners will face Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge, Olympiakos, Slavia Prague, Kairat Almaty and Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League.

Arsenal will host Bayern, Madrid, Olympiacos and Kairat at the Emirates Stadium, while Milan, Bruges, Prague and Bilbao will be the away days for the Gunners faithful.

Arsenal fans took to social media after the draw was made to express their relief with one particular aspect of their draw.

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Arsenal fans relieved Kairat Almaty are at home instead of away

Kairat Almaty will be playing in the Champions League for the first time after beating Celtic in the final round of qualifying.

When it comes to the toughest away days for any UEFA team, Kazakhstan is right up there, given it’s seven to eight hours away by plane.

Chelsea had to face FC Astana in Almaty last December and, aside from the lengthy trip, they had to play in temperatures of -10C.

Luckily, Arsenal will not have to travel to Kazakhstan for the game, and this has come as a big relief to Gunners fans.

“Thank god Kairat at home,” one fan wrote on X, while another said: “Dodged a bullet having Kairat home instead of away.”

Another supporter wrote: “Just glad Kairat Almaty is a home fixture! A midweek trip to the Chinese border isn’t ideal for the squad.”

Other fans expressed relief, with one writing: “I cried tears of joy when I saw Kairat Almaty at home.”

Another said: “The most exciting thing here is we play 2 of the big 3 at home and we won’t travel 7 hours to Kazakhstan to play Kairat Almaty.”

Another wrote: “Kairat away would’ve been like a 10-hour journey between league games, thank god we got them at home.”

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When Arsenal are set to play in the Champions League

Arsenal’s first Champions League game will take place between September 16-18.

A further five rounds are set to take place in 2025, specifically on September 30-October 1, October 21-22, November 4-5, November 25-26, and December 9-10.

The final two league phase games will happen in January 2026, with every final match taking place on the same date.

The penultimate match will take place on January 20-21 before the final game on Wednesday, January 28.