Spain will once again have five representatives in the UEFA Champions League.
The new club football season is about to begin, both in the national leagues and in the international competitions. Teams across Europe are dreaming of achieving glory in the UEFA competitions, and that includes the seven Spanish sides who’ll be playing European football this season. Here, we take a look at each of the seven’s prospects. Click this link https://a.meridianbet.ke/c/C7pYjz to start gaming and stand a chance of winning big with Meridianbet.
FC Barcelona – Champions League
As champions of LALIGA EA SPORTS for a second year in a row, FC Barcelona enter the UEFA Champions League for the 23rd consecutive season. The Catalan giants haven’t lifted the trophy in over a decade, however, last doing so in 2015/16. Following dramatic semi-final and quarter-final exits in the past couple of seasons, Hansi Flick will hope to lead his team to the final this time around. For the Spanish players such as Lamine Yamal, who have just won the World Cup, the Champions League is now the major honour missing from their trophy cabinet.
Real Madrid – Champions League
This is a new era for Real Madrid, with José Mourinho having returned to the dugout and with the club having made several eye-catching signings during the summer, including Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella and Denzel Dumfries. Mourinho reached the semi-finals of this competition in each of his previous three seasons at the club, and the Portuguese tactician will be desperate to at least return to that stage. He has won the Champions League twice as a coach, but never with Real Madrid, so would love to lead them to their 16th European Cup.
Villarreal CF – Champions League
Villarreal CF finished third last season to make it back to the Champions League. They’ve never previously played back-to-back seasons in European football’s top competition, and will be desperate to improve on last year’s showing when they came in second-last place in the league phase. With a new coach, in the form of Iñigo Pérez, who led Rayo Vallecano to the Conference League final last term, there is optimism around the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Atlético de Madrid – Champions League
The 2026/27 Champions League will be played at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, home of Atlético de Madrid, so that is extra incentive for Los Colchoneros to perform well this season and try to lift this trophy for the first time. Diego Simeone’s side reached the semi-finals last term, proving they are still among Europe’s elite, so they’ll look to make some noise once again in UEFA’s premier club competition.
Real Betis – Champions League
For the second season in a row, LALIGA EA SPORTS earned a fifth Champions League spot thanks to the performances of Spanish clubs on the continent. This time around, the team benefiting from this is Real Betis, who make just their second ever appearance in the Champions League and their first since 2005/06. Los Verdiblancos have become a regular in UEFA competitions under Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean has previously led Villarreal CF and Málaga CF on deep runs in this top competition, so anything is possible for the club from Seville.
RC Celta – Europa League
RC Celta finished sixth in LALIGA EA SPORTS last season to clinch a second Europa League appearance in a row. Under the coaching of Claudio Giráldez, the Galician club has enjoyed a true turnaround and they’re now looking to go even deeper in the competition where they reached the quarter-finals in 2025/26, knocking out French giants Lyon on the way.
Getafe CF – Conference League
The phenomenon of EuroGeta is back, with the club from southern Madrid having finished seventh last season to earn a Conference League ticket. Coach José Bordalás is staying on at the club, and that’s so important given how much success he has delivered at the Coliseum over the years. The tactician has already led Getafe CF into Europe once before, in 2019/20, when the team reached the Last 16 by eliminating Ajax on the way.
Real Sociedad – Europa League
Despite finishing 10th last season, Real Sociedad have also qualified for European competition. That’s because they won the Copa del Rey, defeating Atlético de Madrid in the final, and this delivered a Europa League spot to the team from San Sebastián. The 2025/27 season was a tale of two halves for La Real, but they enjoyed a much stronger second half after Pellegrino Matarazzo took over. With him now having a pre-season in charge of the team, Real Sociedad will be a team to watch, domestically and internationally this coming season.
