Club rating. Shakhtar is in 4th place among the names competing for a place in the Champions League base

Donetsk Miner My chances of getting direct tickets to the main stage have increased slightly Champions League 2026/27.

This will be possible by redistributing the place reserved for the cup winner.

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The Miners are fourth among the clubs competing for a place at the heart of the Champions League with odds of 47.625. Last week Donetsk club added +3.625 points. This increase was achieved by the victory against the Maltese Hamrun Spartans (2:0) in the 5th round of the Conference League and the early entry into the play-offs of the tournament.

In this rating race, Shakhtar is ahead of Rangers (59,250), Olympiacos (56,500) and Copenhagen (53,375). At the same time, Greek and Danish clubs added +2,000 points last week. At the same time, Rangers and Copenhagen’s positions look less competitive due to their positions in the national championships. The Scottish club is only in fourth place, while the Danish club is in fifth place. However, Olympiacos remains the leader of the Greek championship and the main rival of Shakhtar in the fight for direct entry into the league stage of the Champions League.

If the winner of the tournament secures a place in the Champions League through their home title, a gap could arise in the main stage of the 2026/27 Champions League. With the redistribution of places (so-called rebalancing) Shakhtar can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League if they win the UPL and at the same time get ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings or if the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece. If the Piraeus team is higher in the standings and takes advantage of the free space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th qualifying round, and not from the 2nd quarter of the Champions League (provided that all other rivals are eliminated).

It is also fundamentally important for the miners to maintain their advantage over other pursuers in the rankings, as Ferencvaros (45,250), PAOK (44,250), Dinamo Zagreb (44,000), RB Salzburg (44,000), Crvena Zvezda (41,000), Qarabag (40,000) and Celtic (40,000) have chances. Victory in the Ukrainian championship, combined with a successful performance in the Conference League, could ensure Shakhtar’s direct qualification to the main round of the 2026/27 Champions League without qualifying.

Donetsk club is among the favorites of this rating race, which we follow closely together.

Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage

(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)

UEFA Club Rankings 2026

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