English Premier League side, Manchester United’s place in the Uefa Champions League 2026/27 has been secured following the Club’s 3-2 triumph over Liverpool in their top flight encounter earlier this month.
The victory guaranteed a top five (5) finish for the Reds, which means United will join Arsenal and Manchester City as the English teams in the competition, along with at least two (2) other Premier League teams.
The exact pot number for Manchester United in the draw in August will be made known later in the summer, when the full field of teams have been known.
Most top League across Europe will finish over the near two weekends ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, however, eighteen (18) teams out of the thirty-six (36) that will compete have booked their spots in the competition.
England
• Arsenal
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
The Premier League is guaranteed five (5) spots in the Uefa Champions League 2026/27. Liverpool and Aston Villa are well-positioned to join them.
Spain
• Barcelona
• Real Madrid
• Villarreal
• Atletico Madrid
Italy
• Inter
Inter have been crowned Champions of Serie A 2025/26 for the third time in six (6) seasons, and will be featuring in the Uefa Champions League for the ninth consecutive campaign. Three (3) more spots are up for grabs with Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan sitting comfortably on them.
Germany
• Bayern Munich
• Borussia Dortmund
• RB Leipzig
Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich have already clinched their place in the Uefa Champions League 2026/27. They were thrown out of the ongoing UCL 2025/26 by Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG) following a 6-5 aggregate loss in the semi final, but, they are definitely back to “try again”.
France
• Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG)
• Lens
Champions League defending champions and 2026 finalists, Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG), are just one (1) point away from another French Ligue 1 title. Lille, Lyon and Rennes are fighting to qualify.
Netherlands
• PSV Eindhoven
• Feyenoord
Portugal
• FC Porto
FC Porto are Kings of Portugal for the first time in four (4) years, and are the only Portuguese team guaranteed to be in the competition.
Turkey
• Galatasaray
Galatasaray emerged from the back to discomfit Antalyaspor 4-2 in the Süper Lig encounter on Sunday with Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, netting a brace for the Yellow-Reds. It was their 26th Süper Lig title overall, and fourth back-to-back.
Ukraine
• Shakhtar Donetsk
Confirmed Teams
Arsenal, Atletico de Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Inter, Lens, Manchester City, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Villarreal.
Photo: Uefa Champions League
