Arsenal visit Slavia Prague seeking to extend unbeaten run

Arsenal travel to Slavia Prague on November 4 seeking to maintain their unbeaten start in the Champions League league phase, while the Czech side try to end a long winless run in European competition. The match is scheduled for 9 p.m. Central European Time at Fortuna Arena in Prague; no result has been reported ahead of kickoff. Arsenal have seven points from their first three league-phase matches, while Slavia have one. Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 and Lille 3-0 before drawing 2-2 with Bayern Munich. Slavia lost to Lens and Sabah, then earned a 2-2 draw against Fenerbahce after recovering from a two-goal deficit. The teams also met at Fortuna Arena in the 2025-26 league phase, when Arsenal won 3-0. A preview said Slavia had gone 18 European matches without a win, while another account described the club’s record across four Champions League campaigns as one win, eight draws and 14 losses. Those figures cover different measures: the longer record includes Slavia’s first Champions League victory in 2007. Slavia manager Jindrich Trpisovsky said the continuing run had become unpleasant and that discussion of it made him brood more than before. Defender David Zima described the...