Champions League 2025/26: 16 teams already guaranteed a place in the league stage

The final of the 2024/25 Champions League between Inter and PSG will take place on May 31, but already the list of teams set to compete in next season's Champions League is starting to take shape.

Details: Most European championships ended on Sunday, 25 May. After that day, 29 out of 36 possible participants in the next UEFA Champions League draw were already determined.

29 participants of the 2025/26 Champions League

• Liverpool (England)
• Tottenham (England)
• Chelsea (England)
• Arsenal (England)
• Newcastle (England)
• Manchester City (England)
• Barcelona (Spain)
• Real Madrid (Spain)
• Atletico Madrid (Spain)
• Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
• Villarreal (Spain)
• Napoli (Italy)
• Inter (Italy)
• Atalanta (Italy)
• Juventus (Italy)
• Bayern Munich (Germany)
• Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
• Eintracht (Germany)
• Borussia (Germany)
• PSG (France)
• Marseille (France)
• Monaco (France)
• Ajax (Netherlands)
• PSV (Netherlands)
• Olympiacos (Greece)
• Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
• Sporting (Portugal)
• Union SJ (Belgium)
• Galatasaray (Turkey)

Thanks to a high seasonal coefficient, Spain will be represented by five clubs in the 2025/26 Champions League. England will have six teams in the competition, as it secured five spots through its seasonal ranking, with another place going to the winner of the Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United.

Reminder: It was announced yesterday that this year's Champions League final will be officiated by Romanian referee István Kovács.