Champions League 2026-27: Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona among clubs in 36-team field

MONACO, MONACO - UEFA Champions League trophy ahead of the 2026/27 European Club Football Season Kick-off. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) Claudio Lavenia - UEFA via Getty Images The final seven spots in the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League field have been secured as qualifying wrapped up this week. Sabah FK, Bodø/Glimt, LASK, AEK Athens, Viking FK, and Fenerbahçe will join 29 other teams in the tournament, which kicks off Sept. 8 with the League Phase portion. Here are the 36 teams that will be playing in Europe's highest competition this season: Austria : LASK Azerbaijan : Sabah FK Belgium : Club Brugge Czechia : Slavia Prague England : Aston Villa, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool France : Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Lille Germany : Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart Greece : AEK Athens Italy : Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma, Como Netherlands : PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord Norway : Bodø/Glimt, Viking FK Portugal : Porto, Sporting CP Spain : Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid, Real Betis Türkiye : Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe Ukraine : Shakhtar Donetsk The draw determining the League Phase fixtures will take place Thursday in Monaco at 12 p.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo). Here's more on how that will work . Pot 1 : PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid Pot 2 : Aston Villa, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting CP, Porto, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis Pot 3 : Feyenoord, Lille, Bodø/Glimt, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe Pot 4 : Slavia Prague, VfB Stuttgart, LASK, Como, Lens, Sabah FK, Viking, ŠK Slovan Bratislava or NK Celje, AEK Athens Paris Saint-Germain is the reigning back-to-back champion after defeating Arsenal following penalty kicks in June's final . Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, home of Atlético Madrid, will play host to the June 5, 2027 Champions League final. 2026-27 Champions League schedule Matchday 1: Sept. 8-10 Matchday 2: Oct. 13-14 Matchday 3: Oct. 20-21 Matchday 4: Nov. 3-4 Matchday 5: Nov. 24-25 Matchday 6: Dec. 8-9 Matchday 7: Jan. 19-20 Matchday 8: Jan. 27 Knockout phase playoffs: Feb. 16-17 and 23-24 Round of 16: March 9-10 and 16-17 Quarterfinals : April 6-7 and 13-14 Semifinals : April 27-28 and May 4-5 Final: June 5 (Madrid, Spain)