Arsenal begin their Champions League quest with a tricky test against Napoli as Mikel Arteta’s side look to go one better than last year.The Premier League winners so nearly completed a double with success in Europe in May, falling short in the final against Paris Saint-Germain. The challenge now is to improve again for another continental trophy tilt – and while they may have missed out on a marquee forward, Arteta certainly has plenty of strength and depth at his disposal as they embark on a new European campaign.Things are unlikely to be straightforward in Naples, though, particularly after travel chaos delayed Arsenal’s arrival in the city. The hosts may have made a slow start in Serie A, and be without Scott McTominay due to a heart issue, but the visitors can expect a hostile reception and a strong Napoli side.Follow all of the latest from the Champions League clash with our live blog below:Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 13 minsOdegaard’s whipped free-kick initially comes to not a lot but the ball is worked back in, Saka tries a spectacular overhead kick but it’s straight at Meret with no real power.Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:15Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 12 minsArsenal completely dominating possession here. Rice with an overlapping run but his byline cross is headed out.On the rare occasion Napoli do have the ball, they’re clearly desperate to get Kevin De Bruyne involved but he’s not had a lot to sink his teeth into so far.(PA)Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:14Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 10 minsWe know how good Arsenal are from corners. Napoli have left four players up on the halfway line to avoid lots of bodies in the box. Interesting way to try and deal with the set-piece threat.Headed away for another corner and Meret claims well. The men upfield allow Napoli to counter at speed, De Bruyne and Hojlund streaking upfield but a cross is shanked wide for a goal-kick.An intriguing passage of play though.Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:12Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 8 minsWhite is really advanced down the right-hand side so far. with Napoli dropping so deep, there’s no issue with that.At the moment, the Italian side can barely get out of their own half. Eze and Gyokeres with some neat interplay and Eze’s shot is blocked wide for a first corner of the night.Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:10Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 5 minsGood pressing from Saka and White to force an attacking throw-in but Napoli hack clear from it.White then links up well with Saka again - he sees his shot blocked and Eze is then dispossessed on the edge of the box but promising from Arsenal.(Reuters)Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:08Napoli 0-0 Arsenal, 3 minsArsenal with plenty of possession early on but Politano probes down the right for Napoli when he gets the chance. Soon after, he puts in a cross but Raya off his line to claim nicelyLuke Baker9 September 2026 20:06KICK-OFF! Napoli 0-0 ArsenalUnderway in Naples. What can Arsenal bring today?Luke Baker9 September 2026 20:02A minute’s silence before kick-off, then we’ll be underwayLuke Baker9 September 2026 20:01Arsenal v Napoli team news - four changes for GunnersOnly a few minutes until kick-off now, so time for a quick reminder of how the teams will line up.It’s four changes for Arsenal as Piero Hincapie starts at left-back, Mikel Merino is in midfield, Eberechi Eze stars ahead of Christos Tzolis on the left and Viktor Gyokeres leads the line instead of Kai Havertz.All four men coming in are making their first starts of the season for the Gunners. Will they be sharp enough in what promises to be a tricky tie?Napoli XI: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Olivera; Gilmour, Lobotka, De Bruyne; Politano, Hojlund, AlissonArsenal XI: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Hincapie; Rice, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Gyokeres, EzeLuke Baker9 September 2026 19:57'Arsenal are clearly favourites' says AllegriNapoli boss Max Allegri has been speaking ahead of this fixture and pegs Arsenal as favourites.“Every game starts at 0-0, but clearly Arsenal are favourites,” said Allegri. “We’ll need to show our strength and ability to be competitive. We’ll approach the game with determination and pride as we try to get a positive result.“We have to turn over a new leaf. We face a different challenge tomorrow. We’ll need to put in a technically excellent performance and be able to defend better than we did against Como and Inter.”(Getty)Luke Baker9 September 2026 19:52