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.
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The draw was scheduled for 2pm but we are yet to cross over to Lyon. I have no problem with that - let’s make sure they get it right...
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Pep Guardiola has given his take on the Champions League draw error during his pre-match press conference ahead of their clash with Leeds tomorrow night.
He said: “You want an assessment about the draw? It is going to happen again.
“It is fair. It was a mistake. These things can happen, to managers, players and UEFA too. It is fair. It would be a mistake not to repeat, there would be suspicions.”
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Part of me really wants to see the exact same ties drawn second time around. Then the other part of me doesn’t want this whole thing to be one giant waste of time.
There will certainly be a few angry clubs if this draw is significantly different from the first one.
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So who could the English teams face? Here are the permutations for each of Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea. Feels like deja vu.
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.
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So just a few minutes until the SECOND Champions League draw for the round of 16.
I am not sure I have a third in me, so let’s hope there’s no major errors this time around.
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A reminder of the two pots:
Group winners: Manchester United, Lille, Juventus, Ajax, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid.
Runners-up: PSG, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Inter Milan, RB Salzburg, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Benfica.
Clubs from the same country cannot face one another in the last 16. You also cannot be drawn against a side from the same group.
Let’s hope UEFA remember all of that this time!
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This is what UEFA had to say following the error. Sadly you feel someone is going to lose their job over all of this.
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Here was the original draw which is now null and void. Will we get any of the same ties second time around?
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
- Chelsea vs Lille
- Sporting Lisbon vs Juventus
- Inter Milan vs Ajax
- RB Salzburg vs Liverpool
- Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- Villarreal vs Manchester City
- Benfica vs Real Madrid
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