Champions League: All the 36 Teams Projected to Play in the Tournament Next Season as It Stands

• The stage for next season's Champions League campaign is taking shape
• The European tourney will have an expanded format, with 36 participating
• Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan are among the teams that have qualified

Next season's Champions League will be played under a new revamped format which will see four extra teams added to the roaster.

The current format had 32 teams pooled in eight different groups.

However, beginning next term, 36 teams will participate in the group stages of the European elite competition, in what is one of the biggest changes made in the tournament.

Already, a number of teams across Europe have confirmed their spots, with Manchester City and Arsenal among those who have mathematically qualified.

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Others include German side Bayer Leverkusen, who were recently crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in their history.

While some teams are facing an anxious wait to confirm their qualification, there are those who stand no chance at all.

According to SPORTbible, Manchester United and Chelsea are among the top teams which will not be taking part in the competition after a disastrous run of form.

Incredibly, some divisions, like the Bundesliga, could have as many as six teams participating if Borussia Dortmund goes all the way and lifts the title this season.

Below are the projected Champions League pots for next season as it stands, per Football Rankings.

Pot 1

Manchester City (England)

Bayern Munich (Germany)

Real Madrid (Spain)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Liverpool (England)

Inter Milan (Italy)

RB Leipzig (Germany)

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Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Barcelona (Spain)

Pot 2

Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Juventus (Italy)

Benfica (Portugal)

Atalanta (Italy)

Arsenal (England)

Club Brugge (Belgium)

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

AC Milan (Italy)

Pot 3

Feyenoord (Netherlands)

Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)

PSV (Netherlands)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Lille (France)

Fenerbahce (Turkey)

Celtic (Scotland)

Galatasaray (Turkey)

Bodo/Glimt (Norway)

Pot 4

AS Monaco (France)

Sparta Prague

Aston Villa (England)

Girona (Spain)

Bologna (Italy)

Stuttgart (Germany)

Sturm Graz (Switzerland)

Stade Brestois (France)

AEK Athens (Greece)

Tottenham, Man United dealt UCL blow

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur suffering a huge blow in their hopes of sealing a Champions League spot with a fifth-place finish.

As it stands, that spot could have gone to the likes of Tottenham, who currently sit fifth, sixth-placed United, or even Newcastle, who are down in seventh.

However, that won't happen following Borussia Dortmund's Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night and Bayern Munich's draw with Real Madrid in the other fixture.