{"id":698358,"date":"2026-05-28T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/698358\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:50:11","slug":"premier-league-sides-in-europe-26-27-who-has-qualified-plus-dates-and-schedule-for-champions-league-europa-league-and-conference-league-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/698358\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League sides in Europe 26\/27 &#8211; who has qualified plus dates and schedule for Champions League, Europa League and Conference League | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League will have nine sides in Europe in 2026\/27 after Crystal Palace&#8217;s Conference League triumph. Here&#8217;s your rundown of who&#8217;s qualified for which competition, plus the key dates.<\/p>\n<p>Champions LeagueWho&#8217;s qualified?<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool will play in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League earned an extra fifth place because of England&#8217;s coefficient ranking, which UEFA calculates by how clubs perform in European competition.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal qualified for their fourth straight Champions League campaign by winning the Premier League. Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are bidding to head into competition as defending champions as they face PSG in the 2026 final in Budapest on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City will head into a 16th straight campaign without Pep Guardiola, while Manchester United are back at the top table for the first time since 2023\/24 following their third-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skysports-bruno-fernandes-manchester-united_7257232.jpg\"   alt=\"Manchester United players celebrate after going 1-0 up\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Michael Carrick&#8217;s Manchester United are back in the Champions League<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa finished fourth, but would have secured Champions League football in any case by virtue of their Europa League triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool booked their place on the final day of the season after a 1-1 draw with Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>When&#8217;s the draw?<\/p>\n<p>All five Premier League sides will go straight into the league phase, with the draw scheduled for August 27.<\/p>\n<p>When are the games?<\/p>\n<p>September 8\/9: Matchday 1<br \/>October 13\/14: Matchday 2<br \/>October 20\/21: Matchday 3<br \/>November 3\/4: Matchday 4<br \/>November 24\/25: Matchday 5<br \/>December 8\/9: Matchday 6<br \/>January 19\/20, 2027: Matchday 7<br \/>January 27, 2027: Matchday 8<\/p>\n<p>Knockout phase play-offs: February 16\/17 and 23\/24, 2027<br \/>Round of 16: March 9\/10 and 16\/17, 2027<br \/>Quarter-finals: April 6\/7 and 13\/14, 2027<br \/>Semi-finals: April 27\/28 and May 4\/5, 2027<br \/>Final: June 5, 2027 &#8211; Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid<\/p>\n<p>Europa League <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skysports-premier-league-granit-xhaka_7257455.jpg\"   alt=\"Granit Xhaka leads the celebrations as Sunderland beat Chelsea to seal European qualification\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Granit Xhaka leads the celebrations as Sunderland beat Chelsea to seal European qualification<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s qualified?<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth finished sixth and will play in Europe for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland &#8211; promoted via the Championship play-off final in 2024\/25 &#8211; beat Chelsea on a dramatic final day to qualify for Europe for only the second time in their history at the expense of their London opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace secured their place in the competition after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/crystal-palace-vs-rayo-vallecano\/live\/554966\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the 2026 Conference League final.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When&#8217;s the draw?<\/p>\n<p>All three sides will enter the Europa League at the 36-team league phase, the draw for which takes place on August 28.<\/p>\n<p>When are the games?<\/p>\n<p>September 16\/17: Matchday 1<br \/>October 15: Matchday 2<br \/>October 22: Matchday 3<br \/>November 5: Matchday 4<br \/>November 26: Matchday 5<br \/>December 10: Matchday 6<br \/>January 21, 2027: Matchday 7<br \/>January 28, 2027: Matchday 8<\/p>\n<p>Knockout phase play-offs: February 18\/25, 2027<br \/>Round of 16: March 11\/18, 2027<br \/>Quarter-finals: April 8\/15, 2027<br \/>Semi-finals: April 29 and May 6, 2027<br \/>Final: May 26, 2027 &#8211; Stadion Frankfurt<\/p>\n<p>Conference League <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skysports-danny-welbeck-brighton_7226731.jpg\"   alt=\"Danny Welbeck celebrates as Brighton thrashed Chelsea\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Brighton will compete in the UEFA Conference League<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s qualified?<\/p>\n<p>Brighton finished eighth in the table to qualify for the Conference League.<\/p>\n<p>The Seagulls edged Brentford on goal difference to qualify for Europe for only the second time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>When&#8217;s the draw?<\/p>\n<p>Brighton must navigate a two-legged play-off round and will discover their opponents when the draw is made on August 3.<\/p>\n<p>Should they progress, they&#8217;ll mark August 28 in the diary &#8211; the draw for the league phase.<\/p>\n<p>When are the games?<\/p>\n<p>August 20\/27: Play-off round<\/p>\n<p>October 15: Matchday 1<br \/>October 22: Matchday 2<br \/>November 5: Matchday 3<br \/>November 26: Matchday 4<br \/>December 10: Matchday 5<br \/>December 17: Matchday 6<\/p>\n<p>Knockout phase play-offs: February 18\/25, 2027<br \/>Round of 16: March 11\/18, 2027<br \/>Quarter-finals: April 8\/15, 2027<br \/>Semi-finals: April 29 and May 6, 2027<br \/>Final: June 2, 2027 &#8211; 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