The stage is set for another thrilling edition of the world's most prestigious club football competition, featuring Europe's elite teams. A notable highlight is the return of Real Betis to the tournament after an absence of more than two decades.
The 72nd season of the UEFA Champions League is scheduled to kick off on July 7, 2026. The journey will culminate in the grand final on June 5, 2027, which will be held in Spain at Atlético de Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.
Below is a breakdown of the teams that have already secured their places in the competition and the stages at which they will enter.
League Phase
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Villarreal
Atlético de Madrid
Betis
Arsenal
Manchester City
Aston Villa
Manchester United
Liverpool
Inter Milan
Nápoli
Roma
Como
Bayern Múnich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain
Lens
Lille
PSV Eindhoven
Feyenoord
Oporto
Sporting
Brujas
Slavia Praga
Galatasaray
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sabah
Lask
Bodo/Glimt
Play-off
AEK Atenas (Greece)
Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
Celje (Slovenia)
Celtic (Scotland)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
GNK DInamo (Croatia)
H. Beer-Sheva (Israel)
LASK (Austria)
Levski Sofía (Bulgaria)
Lyon (France)
NEC (Netherlands)
S. Bratislava (Slovakia)
Sabah (Azerbaijan)
Viking (Norway)
Third Round
Lyon (France)
NEC (Natherlands)
Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium)
Sparta Praga (Czech Republic)
Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
Olympiacos (Greece)
Second round
AGF (Denmark)
Thun (Switzerland)
Omonia (Cyprus)
Mjalby (Sweden)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Estrella Roja (Serbia)
Slovan Bratislava (Slovenia)
Hearts of Midlothian (Scotland)
Sturm Graz (Austria)
Celje (Slovakia)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Lech Poznan (Poland)
Górnik Zabrze (Poland)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel)
First round
ETO Gyor (Hungary)
Universitatea Craiova (Romania)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
Sabah (Azerbaijan)
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
Petrocub Huncesti (Moldova)
Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland)
Ararat-Armenia (Armenia)
Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia)
Riga (Latvia)
Drita (Kosovo)
KuPS (Finland)
Kairat (Kazakhstan)
KÍ (Faroe Islands)
Floriana (Malta)
Larne (Northern Ireland)
Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania)
Flora (Estonia)
Sutjeska (Montenegro)
Atert Bissen (Luxemburg)
The New Saints (Wales)
Iberia 1999 (Georgia)
Vardar (Macedonia)
ML Vitebsk (Belarus)
Inter Club d' Escaldes (Andorra)
Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
Tre Fiori (San Marino)
Egnatia o Elbasani (Albania)
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