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The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw was declared void and redone due to a technical problem with the software of an external service provider. Manchester United’s ball was not included in the first draw as an option to face Atletico Madrid. The updated draw includes Manchester United facing Atletico Madrid and Chelsea maintaining their spot with Lille. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face each other again as PSG was drawn with Manchester United. Other notable matchups include Real Madrid battling Benfica, Liverpool playing Salzburg, and Manchester City facing Villarreal.
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Note: The UEFA Champions League Board have tagged this Draw void and have announced a redone by 15:00 CET after failing to include Manchester United’s ball in the option to face Atletico Madrid during the first draw.
We shall update this page when the second draw is successfully portrayed. Stay in touch.
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.
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2021
As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 15:00 CET.
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2021
The UEFA Champions League Board and officials have successfully drawn the Champions League round 16 tallies and it’s looking enchanting.
After what seemed to be the thrilling months of entertainment in the UEFA Champions League group stage qualification and battle the surviving teams have been drawn for the round 16 elimination phase.
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The group winners and the first runner up were staked together and gave out a thrilling result every football fans anticipate.
The two world best Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face each other once more after PSG was drawn with Manchester United.
The champions of Europe Chelsea will face the League 1 giants Lille in Round 16. They shall kick off their title defence with Lille.
Real Madrid will battle head to head with Benfica as they hope to restore their UCL glory for the past few years.
Liverpool will strive to achieve their UCL dream with Salzburg after their awful run in the 2021 UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City will battle to win the tournament this time against Villarreal after dominating their group.
Atletico Madrid will face the German giants, Bayern Munich after a failed draw with Manchester United.
Inter Milan will compete to survive against Ajax that is currently the most perfect team in the tournament so far.
Check the UEFA UCL Round 16 draw below;
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Inter Milan vs Ajax
Manchester United vs PSG
Manchester City vs Villarreal
Liverpool vs Salzburg
Real Madrid vs Benfica
Chelsea vs Lille
Juventus vs Sporting
Watch video below;
The Updated UEFA Champions League Draw
After the errors experienced in the first draw, following how Manchester United’s ball was misplaced to other options, the UEFA Champions League official and board have redone the draw.
The updated draw features so many changes but Chelsea maintained their spot with the French giants, Lille.
Manchester United
