The spherical of 16 draw of the UEFA Champions League 2021–22 needed to be redone because the preliminary draw was marred by controversy after Manchester United had been briefly dominated out.
UEFA mentioned in an announcement: “Following a technical issue with an external service provider’s software that instructs officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 There was a physical error.”
After the brand new draw, RB Salzburg had been linked with Bayern Munich, Sporting will face Manchester City whereas Benfica will lock horns with Ajax and Chelsea will tackle Lille.
Round of 16 Draw ✔️
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Atlético Madrid confronted Manchester United at a coincidence as, within the opening draw, United had been unnoticed when Atlético was drawing to an in depth. Juventus will now face Villarreal and Paris Saint-Germain will now face Real Madrid. Inter Milan will tackle Liverpool in one other mouth-watering match.
Earlier, when the preliminary draw came about, in a uncommon mistake, Manchester United had been drawn towards Villarreal, with whom that they had already confronted within the group stage, rendering the tie invalid and a brand new rival for Villarreal. needed to be reelected, which occurred to be Manchester City.
This is the place controversy raised its head because the ball bearing United’s title was mistakenly dominated out of choice when Atletico Madrid’s opponents had been determined.
United had been then introduced again into the sport and finally drawn towards Paris Saint-Germain.
UCL Round of 16 Fixtures:
PSG vs Real Madrid
Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid
Inter Milan vs Liverpool
Villarreal vs Juventus
Chelsea vs Lillee
benfica vs ajax
Sporting CP vs Manchester City
RB Salzburg vs Bayern Munich
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
