Champions League
We follow Arsenal’s European run, with an eye on the French clubs involved.
League phase — table
Waiting on the draw.
The 2026/27 format puts 36 clubs in a single table, with eight games each. This one gets filled in once the fixtures are known.
Qualified — league phase
29 clubs are already through. Another 7 spots are up for grabs in the qualifying rounds, from 7 July to 26 August, before the late-August draw.
- ArsenalEnglish champions
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Aston VillaEuropa League winners
- Liverpool
- Barcelona
- Real Madrid
- Villarreal
- Atlético Madrid
- Real Betis
- Bayern Munich
- Borussia Dortmund
- RB Leipzig
- VfB Stuttgart
- Inter Milan
- Napoli
- Roma
- Como
- Paris Saint-GermainChampions League holders
- Lens
- Lille
- PSV Eindhoven
- Feyenoord
- Porto
- Sporting CP
- Club Brugge
- Slavia Prague
- Galatasaray
- Shakhtar Donetsk
Sources: UEFA.com · Olympics.com · Wikipedia — cross-checked, updated 05/07/2026, filled in as the play-offs resolve.
The 2026/27 format
Since 2024, the Champions League runs on a single league phase: 36 clubs, one table, eight games each (four home, four away), all against different opponents.
- 1–8 straight through to the round of 16
- 9–24 two-legged play-offs for the last-16 spots
- 25–36 out, with no drop into another European competition
Arsenal in Europe
In 2025/26, Arsenal reached their first Champions League final in 20 years, unbeaten in normal time all campaign and with eight wins from eight in the league phase, the competition’s best total. It ended in Budapest, on penalties to PSG (1-1 a.e.t., 3-4 on pens).
The 2025/26 review →To follow — Arsenal & French clubs
Arsenal’s and the French clubs’ fixtures will show here once the draw is made.