UEFA is conducting a new Champions League last-16 draw after a mistake involving Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United.
According to UEFA, a “technical problem” was to blame and resulted in the original draw being declared void.
Teams who met in the group stages are supposed to be kept apart in the last-16 draw.
While United did not face Atletico in the groups, Liverpool did, and Jurgen Klopp’s side were mistakenly put into the pot to potentially face Atletico – who were then drawn against Bayern Munich.
The original draw had seen United set to play Paris Saint-Germain, while Liverpool had been drawn against Salzburg.
Champions League – original last-16 draw
- Benfica vs Real Madrid
- Villarreal vs Manchester City
- Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- Salzburg vs Liverpool
- Inter Milan vs Ajax
- Sporting Lisbon vs Juventus
- Chelsea vs Lille
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
UEFA said in a statement: “Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
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