UCL 2026-27 round desk UCL PO · Champions path
Champions League play-off round. Follow where winners advance and where defeated clubs drop.
- Ties
- 6
- Direct entrants
- 4
- Incoming
- 7
- Draw
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Route calculator
Where do winners and losers go from here?
Every branch follows UEFA's 2026-27 transfer rules. Opponents remain unknown until the relevant draw is published.
Already guaranteed at least Europa League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Europa League league phase.
Win 1 tie to guarantee at least Champions League That reaches the Champions League league phase directly.
Current starting point Champions League play-off round · Champions path
Win the tie Stay on the upward route
- 1 Next destination Champions League league phase
Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe
- 1 Immediate destination Europa League league phase
Direct entrants
4 namedClubs starting in this round
Provisional field
Not an eligible-opponent listNamed clubs and placeholders in the round model
Seeded and unseeded sides are calculated across the whole round. UEFA's eventual draw groups can narrow the eligible field.
Club Side Coefficient Basis
SCO Celtic Seeded 44 Official
GRE AEK Athens Seeded 24 Official
AUT LASK Seeded 21 Official
NOR Viking Seeded 8.247 Official
+8 places still depend on an earlier tie, transfer or unpublished participant.