Champions League draw LIVE: Redraw as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City learn fate
An error in the initial draw involving Manchester United saw the last-16 draw redone
Follow live coverage after the Champions League draw had to be redone following an extraordinary mistake in the initial ceremony.
Controversy struck when Manchester United were initially drawn to play against Villarreal, yet having already faced the Liga club in the group stages, this was in error. Uefa’s Giorgio Marchetti spotted the mistake and ordered the tie to be re-drawn, with Villarreal ultimately facing Manchester City. But a technical error appeared to subsequently block United from being selected as one of the teams eligible to play the next side drawn out of the hat, Atletico with Uefa confirming the intial draw void. A second, official ceremony then took place.
2019 champions Liverpool now face Inter Milan, three-time winners United take on Atletico Madrid, Premier League champions City play Sporting and defending champions Chelsea go up against Lille, just as they did in the initial draw. First legs will take place on 15-16 and 22-23 February, before second legs on 8-9 and 15-16 March.
Follow all the reaction from the Champions League draw below.
Champions League draw
You can imagine the one team all the group winners will want to avoid is the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain.
The Ligue 1 leaders finished behind Manchester City in their Champions League group and will now face a tough test in the second round.
They could face Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United or Juventus.
Champions League draw
Just 30 minutes to go. Who do you want to see your team face?
Champions League draw
So Chelsea fans, are you praying for a tie against Lille in the last 16? It certainly appears the easier of the four options.
Obviously they are the Ligue 1 champions and no pushover, but the 2020 winners Bayern, 13-time champions Real Madrid and ever-resurgent Ajax would be an almighty task in the second round.
Champions League draw
So who could the English teams face? Here are the permutations for each of Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Liverpool could face: PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, Inter Milan, Villarreal, RB Salzburg.
Manchester City could face: Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, Inter Milan, Villarreal, RB Salzburg.
Manchester United could face: PSG, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, Inter Milan, RB Salzburg.
Chelsea could face: Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Lille.
Champions League draw
An Arsenal *legend shall be conducting the draw today. Andrey Arshavin is set to pull out the 16 balls to decide who faces who for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League
*Is he a legend?
Champions League draw
A reminder that the Champions League draw is set for 11am GMT and will then be followed shortly after by the Europa League draw.
Champions League draw
So Liverpool won their group with six wins from six and will be confident whoever they are drawn against in the last 16.
Manchester United overcame a couple of wobbles to also finish top of their group, although you imagine Ralf Rangnick will want a kind draw as he continues to bed his players in to a new regime.
Manchester City finished above PSG in a tough group as they proved their Champions League credentials once more.
But Chelsea came up short following their draw to Zenit in the final game, a result which saw them drop to second behind Juventus.
Champions League draw
Who do we want to see face one another in the last 16 of the Champions League? There promises to be some outstanding ties drawn in around one hour’s time.
Champions League draw
Follow live updates from the Champions League draw as the four English teams discover their fates.
The 2019 champions Liverpool are among the top seeds after winning their group with a perfect six-from-six record and are joined by fellow group winners and three-time European champions Manchester United, and the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Chelsea finished second in their group, however, and that means Thomas Tuchel’s reigning European champions will face one of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Ajax or Lille in the last 16.
The draw will now be made to determine first knockout round ties, scheduled to take place in February and March next year, which will see the remaining teams split into seeded and non-seeded sides ahead of the two-legged fixtures. No team can face a side from their own country or from their group.
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