Manchester City will be in the Champions League next season after finishing in the top five of the Premier League
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The Champions League trophy stands on display during the UEFA Champions League football group stage draw ceremony in Monaco
The majority of next season's Champions League spots have now been filled
Manchester City will play Champions League football next season after securing a top five finish in the Premier League.
City beat Fulham 2-0 on the final day. Ilkay Gundogan put City ahead in the first half with a stunning overhead kick before an Erling Haaland penalty in the final quarter secured the points and a third place finish.
That secured a third place finish and Chelsea and Newcastle United complete the English cohort having taken the other places on offer via the Premier League alongside champions Liverpool and runners-up Arsenal. Tottenham will also be participating after winning the Europa League.
City will slot directly into the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League, playing in the expanded competition for the second time.
That will see them play eight fixtures with the teams divided into four pots of nine teams based on their UEFA club coefficient except for the Champions League holders - either Inter Milan or PSG - who will be the top seed in pot one.
Here's the teams who are already assured of a place in the league phase, as well as those hoping to join them through the qualification rounds.
Guaranteed a place in the league phase
Liverpool
Arsenal
Manchester City
Chelsea
Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur
Napoli
Inter Milan
Atalanta
Juventus or Roma or Lazio
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid
Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal
Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Dortmund
PSG
Marseille
Monaco
PSV
Ajax
Sporting Lisbon
Galatasaray
Slavia Prague
Olympiacos
Union SG or Club Brugge
Entering at the play off round
Celtic
Basel
Bodo/Glimt
Sturm Graz
Entering at third qualifying round
Nice
Feyenoord
Benfica
Fenerbahce
Union SG or Club Brugge
Entering at the second qualifying round
Macabbi Tel-Aviv
Dynamo Kyiv
Red Star Belgrade
Lech Poznan
Ferencváros
Pafos
Qarabağ
Slovan Bratislava
Viktoria Plzeň
Rangers
Servette
RB Salzburg
Copenhagen / Midtjylland
Rijeka / Dinamo Zagreb / Hajduk Split
Brann
Panathinaikos
Entering at the first qualifying round
Malmö FF
FCSB
Ludogorets Razgrad
Olimpija Ljubljana
Milsami Orhei
Drita
Kairat
KuPS
Shelbourne
Noah
RFS
Víkingur
Breiðablik
Zrinjski Mostar
Linfield
Differdange
Žalgiris
Hamrun Spartans
Iberia 1999
Egnatia
FCI Levadia
Dinamo Minsk
Shkëndija
Inter Club d'Escaldes
The New Saints
Budućnost Podgorica
Lincoln Red Imps
Virtus