The qualifying rounds for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League are complete and now it's time to look forward to the league phase of Europe's annual premier club tournament.
Paris Saint-Germain enters this year's competition as two-time reigning champions, and looking to become the first three-peat Champions League winner since Real Madrid from 2016-18.
Count 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid among the biggest threats to PSG's throne, a list of contenders that also includes (but is not exclusive to) defending Premier League winners Arsenal, Bundesliga champs Bayern Munich and La Liga title-holders FC Barcelona.
The UEFA Champions League enters the third season under its relatively new format, with 36 teams in one "league" and each club playing eight matches. The top eight teams advance to the round of 16, while the 9th-24th-placed finishers play a two-legged tie to get into the knockout round proper.
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Manchester United, Old Trafford (Manchester) – 74,158
Tottenham Hotspur, Hotspur Stadium (London) – 62,850
Manchester City, Etihad Stadium (Manchester) – 61,038
Everton, Hill Dickinson Stadium (Liverpool) – 52,769
Newcastle United, St James' Park (Newcastle) – 52,729
Coventry City, Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry) – 32,609
Brighton & Hove Albion, American Express Stadium (Brighton) – 32,176
Nottingham Forest, The City Ground (Nottingham) – 31,212
Ipswich Town, Portman Road Stadium (Ipswich) – 30,294
Brentford, GTech Community Stadium (London) – 17,250
