Arsenal return home this afternoon to take on on Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup.
Today's game marks the first time the Gunners will play at the Emirates Stadium since being crowned Premier League champions in May.
Mikel Arteta, though, will be hopeful of a much improved performance from his side following the 3-1 loss to Real Betis in their second official pre-season fixture of the summer.
The latest edition of the Emirates Cup, a pre-season tournament, will continue in its one-match format as Arsenal look to win the trophy for a fifth straight year.
Dortmund, however, should provide a difficult test – even if their pre-season preparations has seen them lose twice in four matches against Fortuna and Cerezo Osaka.
Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off today, Sunday, August 9, 2026.
TV channel and live stream: In the UK, the game will be shown for free via Arsenal's YouTube channel.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport's live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.
Bruno Guimaraes is set to miss out on an Arsenal debut, though his £75million move from Newcastle has now been finalised.
The Brazilian's potential involvement was already in doubt as he only reported to training with the Magpies on Monday after being afforded a three-week post-World Cup break.
Gunners captain, Martin Odegaard, has returned to training after his mandatory holiday and is likely to get at least 30 minutes into his legs here, continuing a pre-season trend under Arteta.
Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli should play at least one half after seeing their comebacks carefully managed against Real Betis.
Summer signings Christos Tzolis and Illan Meslier could make their Emirates Stadium bows, with the latter potentially starting ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dortmund arrive in London without new signing Konstantinos Karetsas because of an ankle injury, while Nico Schlotterbeck is still recovering form the injury that ended his World Cup with Germany in the group phase.
While it's only pre-season and fitness is the only factor to take seriously, it was quite clear that Arteta was not happy with the first half performance against Real Betis in midweek.
