Overview
- Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 9 August 2026 with Samuele Inacio, Konstantinos Karetsas and Joane Gadou scoring and Arsenal replies from Ethan Nwaneri and Viktor Gyökeres.
- Dortmund’s goals were driven by teenagers and recent signings whose finishes punished space left by Arsenal’s rotated defence.
- Arsenal presented new signing Bruno Guimarães to fans before kick-off after announcing a reported £75 million deal, but he did not play in the match.
- Several senior Gunners remain unavailable following extended post-World Cup breaks while captain Martin Ødegaard has returned to training and will be managed carefully in the run-up to competitive fixtures.
- Arsenal have one final pre-season game against Como before the Community Shield with Manchester City and will use the remaining friendlies to address the defensive issues highlighted in defeats to Real Betis and Dortmund.