UEFA confirm three new Champions League clubs after Manchester United finish and FA Cup win

UEFA has revealed the clubs that will be added to the Champions League next season as the tournament undergoes a transformation.

The European football governing body has declared that the Champions League will no longer feature the standard group stage for its first round. Instead, a new 'Swiss League' format will be introduced, where teams play eight matches instead of the usual six home and away games, all ranked in one table.

All 36 teams will be in the same standings, with fixtures determined by drawing two teams from each of the four seeded pots. To choose these four new clubs, UEFA announced that qualification would be decided through various routes.

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Two of the additional spots were awarded to the two highest-ranking nations on UEFA's co-efficient leaderboard. England was in contention for this spot, but due to poor European performances last season, both Italy and Germany received the extra Champions League place.

As a result, Bologna and Borussia Dortmund will participate in the Champions League next season. Tottenham Hotspur would have qualified for the competition if England had finished in the top two of the leaderboard after finishing fifth in the Premier League, reports football.london.

Manchester United ensured their qualification for Europe via winning the FA Cup against Manchester City last month. Had they not been victorious at Wembley then they would not have been in any competition, missing out on the Conference League due to their eighth-place finish.

Another spot was given to the nation ranked fifth in UEFA's co-efficient leaderboard, which usually only has two