Celtic are on track to lift the Scottish Premiership title this weekend which will guarantee them a group stage place in next season’s UEFA Champions League.
As Scotland’s top flight is currently ranked ninth in the UEFA coefficient rankings they are one of ten nations whose league winners qualify automatically while other, higher ranked nations have more guaranteed spots. Out of the 32 teams who make it to the group stage, 26 will be confirmed by the end of the domestic season across Europe.
Here are the teams who have already confirmed and have a realistic chance of joining the Scottish Champions in the group stage next season:
1. Premier League - Top 4
Manchester City and Arsenal are already guaranteed to finish in the top four while Newcastle United and Manchester United are on track but Liverpool or Spurs could potentially overtake one of them. | Getty Images
2. La Liga - Top 4
Barcelona and Atletico have already confirmed top four and Real Madrid are also as good as there with Real Sociedad likely to complete the quartet from Spain although Villarreal and Real Betis are still in the hunt. | Getty Images
3. Serie A - Top 4
Napoli are the only Italian side already confirmed for a top four spot with Lazio, Juventus and Inter currently in the other spots but Atalanta, AC Milan and Roma can also reach those spots. | Getty Images
4. Bundesliga - Top 4
No team from Germany has already mathematically guaranteed top four but Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will almost certainly be there while RB Leipzig, Union Berlin and SC Freiburg are the other clubs competing. | AFP via Getty Images