With domestic campaigns around Europe coming to an end, the picture for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League is almost complete, with 23 clubs looking to take one of seven remaining placed in next season's league phase.
Como are set for a maiden UEFA Champions League campaign as Cesc Fabregas continues his marvellous work in northern Italy, with Manchester United returning to the European elite after a remarkable turnaround in fortunes under Michael Carrick.
Liverpool claimed England's fifth UEFA Champions League spot with Real Betis taking the extra place in Spain, as Manuel Pellegrini's side prepare for a second UEFA Champions League campaign after making their bow back in 2005/06.
The likes of Celtic, Lyon, Bodo/Glimt, Olympiacos and Hearts will all go through qualifying as they aim to reach the lucrative league phase, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints and Larne entering the first qualifying round, with the to-be-confirmed Albanian champions poised for the final spot.
Take a look at 51 of the 52 clubs set to partake in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League below.
Teams | ||||
League phase | ||||
Aston Villa | Arsenal | Manchester City | Manchester United | |
Liverpool | Inter Milan | Napoli | Roma | |
Como | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Villarreal | |
Atlético Madrid | Real Betis | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | |
RB Leipzig | VfB Stuttgart | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens | |
Lille | PSV Eindhoven | Feyenoord | Porto | |
Sporting CP | Club Brugge | Slavia Prague | Galatasaray | |
Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||
Play-off round | ||||
Champions Path | Viking | AEK Athens | LASK | Celtic |
Third qualifying round | ||||
League Path | Lyon | NEC | Union Saint-Gilloise | Sparta Prague |
Bodø/Glimt | Olympiacos | |||
Second qualifying round | ||||
Champions Path | Lech Poznań | AGF | Thun | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Omonia | Mjällby AIF | Dinamo Zagreb | Red Star Belgrade | |
Slovan Bratislava | Celje | |||
League Path | Fenerbahçe | Sturm Graz | Heart of Midlothian | Górnik Zabrze |
First qualifying round | ||||
Champions Path | ETO Győr | Universitatea Craiova | Levski Sofia | Sabah |
Shamrock Rovers | Petrocub Hîncești | Víkingur Reykjavík | Borac Banja Luka | |
Ararat-Armenia | Riga | Drita | KuPS | |
Kairat | KÍ | Floriana | Larne | |
Kauno Žalgiris | Flora | TBC | Sutjeska | |
Atert Bissen | The New Saints | Iberia 1999 | Vardar | |
ML Vitebsk | Inter Club d'Escaldes | Lincoln Red Imps | Tre Fiori | |
