The 7 teams in the Champions League are about to be airborne! Only 17 seats are set in the Europa League round of 36, and the first giants are unexpected

In the early morning of August 15, after the third round of the 2025-26 European League qualifiers, the biggest upset was that the traditional Ukrainian giants Donetsk miners were eliminated. When they drew 0-0 with Panasinaikos in the first leg, they returned to their regular home game and also drew with their opponents 3-4 in the final penalty shootout. In the other sets of duels, the teams including Braga, Utrecht, Sino-Jetran, Rijeka, etc. all advanced. The playoffs will be held on August 22 and 29, with a total of 12 matches, resulting in 12 teams that advance to the European League. The specific matches are as follows:

Aberdeen vs Bucharest Stars

Bran vs AEK Larnaca

Lincoln Red Devils vs Braga

Tel Aviv Maccabi vs Kiev Dynamo

Middle Jedland vs Coops

Panasinakos vs Samsun Sports

Rijeka vs Thessaloniki

Rylin Ski vs Utrecht

Bratislava vs Bernese young men

Poznanlech vs Henk

Malmo vs Olomoc

Skendia vs Ludogorec

The team composition of the UEFA Champions League is relatively complex. Currently, only 17 participating teams have been identified, and 12 teams have been produced in the play-offs. The 7 teams that have lost the UEFA Champions League play-offs will also fall directly into the UEFA Champions League, forming the top 36 of the UEFA Champions League this season. The 17 teams that have been confirmed to participate in the competition and their divisions are as follows:

First level

Rome

Porto

Feyenoord

Dynamo Zagreb

Real Betis

Salzburg Red Bull

First level

Aston Villa

Second level

Lyon

Bilson Victory

Second/Third

Freiburg

Nottingham Forest

Nice

Third/Fourth

Bologna

Celta

Stuttgart

Eagle

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