Chelsea could host Champions League football next season as shock talks get underway after Uefa ruling

Stamford Bridge could unexpectedly host Champions League football next season despite Chelsea’s failure to earn a place in the competition through league performance. The Blues ended the 2025/26 campaign in tenth place in the Premier League table, a finish that ordinarily would leave them without any European football at all. Yet according to emerging reports, shock talks have now begun over the possibility of the West London venue staging Champions League fixtures,