Arsenal’s Emirates record in Europe is stronger than fans think

Will this finally be the year Arsenal are crowned champions of Europe for the very first time? The Gunners have previously lifted the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994, but have never got their hands on the biggest prize of all. Their sole final came in 2006, while last year's defeat to PSG was only Arsenal's third appearance in the Champions League semis.

Tuesday night's 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen though does though keep alive their hopes of glory at the Puskás Aréna in May, now set to face Sporting CP in the quarter-finals. It was also a landmark occasions for Emirates Stadium, given that it was the 100th fixture in UEFA competition to be played there. So, let's dive deeper into the numbers across these century of matches:

Wins: 69. Draws: 17. Defeats: 14. Goals scored: 226. Goals conceded: 74.

Champions League matches: 72. Europa League matches: 28.

Interestingly, Arsenal's 69% win percentage at Emirates Stadium is marginally higher than their 65.8% at Highbury. In the Champions League under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners have impressively won 14 of 17 matches, their sole defeat that aforementioned exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.

So now, let's dig a little deeper into other statistics.

Arsenal's most-frequent European opponents at Emirates Stadium

7: Olympiacos.

6: Bayern Munich.

4: Porto & PSV Eindhoven.

3: Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb, AC Milan & Borussia Dortmund.

No Arsenal supporter will be surprised to learn that Olympiacos are the most-frequent European visitors to Emirates Stadium, closely followed by Bayern Munich. Next month, Sporting CP will visit N5 for the third time too, thereby joining this list.

Arsenal players: most European appearances at Emirates Stadium

Theo Walcott: 39.

Aaron Ramsey: 32.

Laurent Koscielny: 32.

Mesut Özil: 26.

Gabriel Martinelli: 25.

Arsenal players: most European goals at Emirates Stadium

Theo Walcott: 13.

Robin van Persie: 13.

Cesc Fàbregas: 10.

Alexis Sánchez: 9.

Bukayo Saka: 8.

Gabriel Martinelli: 8.

Theo Walcott holds the record for most European appearances at Emirates Stadium, while also joint-top of the list in terms of goals, alongside Robin van Persie. Current squad members Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are just five adrift the latter record, with Saka in particular in prime position to surpass Walcott and van Persie in the coming seasons.

Arsenal's record European wins at Emirates Stadium

23 October 2007: Arsenal 7-0 Slavia Prague. Champions League group stages.

15 September 2010: Arsenal 6-0 Braga. Champions League group stages.

19 October 2016. Arsenal 6-0 Ludogorets Razgrad. Champions League group stages.

7 December 2017. Arsenal 6-0 BATE Borisov. Europa League group stages.

29 November 2023. Arsenal 6-0 RC Lens. Champions League group stages.

9 March 2010: Arsenal 5-0 Porto. Champions League round of 16 2nd leg.

Especially under Arteta, Emirates Stadium has become something of a fortress for Arsenal, both domestically and in UEFA competition. As mentioned, next up, it is Sporting CP in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the winners taking on either Barcelona or Atlético Madrid for a place in Budapest.

Still in with a shout of winning four trophies this season, ahead of Sunday's EFL Cup Final, Gooners everywhere have to seriously believe that their time is now in Europe.