That’s it! All Champions League 2026/27 participants are known!
The final Champions League puzzle is almost complete.
Details: The 2026/27 Champions League league phase will feature 36 clubs. UEFA confirmed 29 direct entrants, while the remaining seven places were decided through qualifying. Sabah, LASK and Bodø/Glimt secured their tickets on Tuesday, before Viking, AEK Athens and Fenerbahçe joined them on Wednesday. The final spot went to Slovan Bratislava, who defeated Celje 2-1 after extra time and completed the list of participants in the tournament.
Qualified directly for the Champions League league phase:
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Atlético Madrid
- Borussia Dortmund
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Club Brugge
- Como
- Feyenoord
- Galatasaray
- Inter
- RB Leipzig
- Lens
- Lille
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Napoli
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Porto
- PSV
- Real Betis
- Real Madrid
- Roma
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Slavia Prague
- Sporting CP
- Stuttgart
- Villarreal
Qualified through the qualifiers:
- Sabah
- LASK
- Bodø/Glimt
- Viking
- AEK Athens
- Fenerbahçe
- Slovan Bratislava
The Champions League league phase draw is scheduled for August 27. The first matchday will be played from September 8 to 10. Under the current format, all 36 clubs form one table, with every team playing eight matches against eight different opponents.
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