BVB blockbuster set: Dortmund face English giants | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund face a real acid test before the start of the new season. In pre-season, BVB will take on one of England’s top clubs.

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed their next high-profile opponent as part of their preparations for the 2026/27 season. Niko Kovac’s side will travel to English champions Arsenal on 9 August (3 p.m. CEST). The friendly will be played at the Emirates Stadium as part of the Emirates Cup and is considered one of the toughest tests of the summer.

For BVB, the match will be a reunion with an old Champions League rival. Between 2011 and 2014, the two clubs faced each other six times in Europe’s premier club competition. The most recent meeting in London ended in a 2–0 win for the Gunners, after Dortmund had celebrated a 2–1 away victory at the Emirates Stadium the year before.

The match against Arsenal is part of a varied pre-season schedule for the Black and Yellows. It begins with a friendly away to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 18 July. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, BVB are then also set to face recently relegated Fortuna Düsseldorf before heading off on their Japan tour from 26 July to 2 August, where they will play Cerezo Osaka and FC Tokyo.

BVB to test themselves against Arsenal

Shortly after returning, they will head to London before AS Roma visit Signal Iduna Park a week later for the official season opener.

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For Dortmund, the clash with Arsenal will be a real benchmark. The London side won the English league title last season and also reached the Champions League final, which they only lost to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties. That means Borussia will be up against one of Europe’s elite teams.

Even though it is only a friendly, the match should provide important insights. Against an opponent of this calibre, BVB will be able to assess early on how far along the team are just a few weeks before the start of the competitive season. Borussia Dortmund’s new campaign finally gets underway on 22 August with the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, where the team will face Bayern Munich in a classic showdown.

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