The Euro picture for next season

WITH the 2009-10 version of the UEFA Champions League coming to a close at the Bernabeu with Inter defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday night, here is a look at who could be the top contenders in next season’s competition.

Twenty-two teams have automatically qualified for the group stage.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, Inter, Roma, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Schalke, Marseille, Lyon, Bursaspor, Rangers, Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Twente, CFR Cluj, Benfica, Panathinaikos.