The Teams That Qualify For The 2025 European Champions League

The European Champions League in football is witnessing a change in its system starting with the next edition, the 2024-2025 season, and it will be the first with the participation of 36 teams. Who are the qualifiers so far? 25 clubs automatically qualify through their positions in the local leagues, and the holder of the Champions League title and the competition are guaranteed. The continental reserve “Europa League” is ranked in the next edition. The principle of “rebalancing” is adopted if the winners of the Champions League and Europa League each reserve their position through their ranking in the local league. Dorian gets two seats through the positions of the leagues in the previous season in the continental competitions (Italy and Germany), while the preliminary rounds decide the remaining seven cards, 5 from the champions track and 2 from the league track. The group stage in the next edition includes the participation of the 36 teams in one group, with each team playing against eight opponents, two from each of the four levels, with four matches at home and four away, without facing the same opponent back and forth, but rather in one match. The teams that occupy the first eight places qualify directly to the round of 16, while the teams between ninth and 24th places will meet in a qualifying play-off to the round of 16. Clubs between the 25th and 36th places are finally eliminated from all continental competitions. In the knockout rounds, the teams meet back and forth, with the exception of the final, which consists of one match. The clubs that will initially participate in the next edition, according to the European Union (UEFA), according to their ranking in the local leagues: from England, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Aston Villa. From Spain, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Girona, and Atletico Madrid. From Germany, Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, and Leipzig. From Italy, Inter, Milan, Bologna, and Juventus. From France, Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, and Brest. From the Netherlands, Eindhoven and Feyenoord. From Portugal, Sporting Lisbon. From Belgium Bruges. It is Celtic Scotland. From Austria, Sturm Graz. According to the league performance sites, Atalanta (Italy) and Borussia Dortmund (Germany) will participate. According to the rebalancing in the Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) will participate, while according to the rebalancing in the Europa League, Benfica (Portugal) will participate.