Who has qualified for next season's Champions League?

[BBC] Arsenal and Manchester City are among seven teams to have already qualified for the 2026-27 Champions League. Regardless of their results between now and the end of the season, both clubs have already gained enough points to finish no lower than fifth in England's top flight. Traditionally, England are awarded four places in the Champions League.

However, due to performance of English clubs in Uefa club competitions this season, they will be awarded one of two Elite Performance Spots (EPS) for next season, meaning the top five qualify for the Champions League. Joining Arsenal and City so far are Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven. Inter have secured a top-four finish in Serie A, with Barcelona and Real Madrid doing the same in La Liga.

Bayern and PSV have already won the Bundesliga and Eredivisie titles respectively, guaranteeing their places. A total of 36 teams will compete in the league phase of the Champions League, 29 of which will be decided before the end of this season. The other seven all come from qualification, taking place in the early months of the 2026-27 campaign.

How many spots are given to each nation? Arsenal and Manchester City, currently in the Premier League's top two spots, will feature in next season's Champions League [Getty Images] The first two places into next season's Champions League's league phase go to the winners of this season's Champions League and Europa League. Following that, to determine how many places each nation gets, Uefa uses their association rankings from the five-year period ending two seasons prior to that campaign.