Kylian Mbappé, last season, added his name to an elite list of UEFA Champions League goalscoring kings after finishing the 2025/26 campaign as the competition’s leading scorer with 15 goals. All 36 teams that will participate in Thursday’s league phase draw for the 2026/2027 Champions League have been confirmed. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Kylian Mbappé, last season, added his name to an elite list of UEFA Champions League goalscoring kings after finishing the 2025/26 campaign as the competition’s leading scorer with 15 goals. The UEFA Champions League highlighted the season-by-season list on it...S1

• All 36 teams that will participate in Thursday’s league phase draw for the 2026/2027 Champions League have been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the play-offs on Wednesday evening. Twenty-nine teams qualified directly for the league phase, while the f...S2