Breaking news: UCL draw finally out after the first was declared void ,as Chelsea fave Lille again and Bayern face Salzburg what an opponent for United .

 

UCL last 16 re-draw: PSG vs Real 


Madrid, Atleti vs Man Utd & Liverpool


 vs Inter


A re-draw for the Champions League last 16 


has pitted Manchester United against Atletico 


Madrid after Ralf Rangnick’s side had initially 


been drawn to face Paris Saint-Germain.





A surprise turn of events saw the initial last


-16 draw declared void after what UEFA called


 a "technical error" involving Atletico Madrid, 


Liverpool and Manchester United.



The re-draw took place three hours later, and 


Liverpool now face Serie A champions Inter 


Milan, Chelsea drew Ligue 1 winners Lille - 


having done so in the first draw as well - 


while Manchester City will take on Sporting 


Lisbon.



United looked to have been offered the 


biggest reprieve after drawing PSG in 


the initial draw, but a meeting with Atletico


 in European competition since 1991 


will still be a stern test for Ralf 


Rangnick's side.



Meanwhile, Real Madrid will perhaps 


feel the most aggrieved, they were drawn 


against Benfica in the morning but will 


now face PSG instead.



Champions League last-16 draw



Salzburg vs Bayern Munich



Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester City



Benfica vs Ajax



Chelsea vs Lille



Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United



Villarreal vs Juventus



Inter Milan vs Liverpool



Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid





When are the last-16 ties?



The last-16 ties will be split across 


different weeks, with the first legs taking 


place on February 15-16 and February 22-23.



The second legs are then on March 8-9 and 


March 15-16.



How UEFA's Man Utd gaffe prompted

 re-draw



The Champions League draw was 


conducted in Nyon by UEFA deputy general 


secretary, Giorgio Marchetti, and UEFA head


 of club competitions, Michael Heselschwerdt,


 with the help of special guest Andrey Arshavin.



Eight balls representing eight runners-


up were in one bowl, while eight group 


winners were in individual pots.



Every winner was to be drawn against 


a runner-up from a different group and


 football association.



Heselschwerdt confirmed that the draw


 process would see one runner-up drawn


 from the runners-up pot. A computer 


would then indicate which winners could


 be drawn against them. Balls containing


 the names of eligible opponents would 


be placed together into another bowl, from


 which one eligible group winner would 


be drawn and paired with the runner-up.



How the draw farce unfolded...



Draw starts: Benfica are the first team


 drawn from the runners-up pot - and 


subsequently paired with Real Madrid.



Villarreal error: Villarreal are drawn from 


the runners-up pot as Marchetti said: "


Villarreal can be paired against all the


 other seven teams". Arshavin draws 


Man Utd from the pot of eligible opponents


, prompting Marchetti to correct his earlier 


assertion and say: "This is not possible 


because Man Utd were in the group so 


we need to do another one."



Apology: Arshavin instead draws 


Manchester City but Marchetti apologises 


for "the technical issue that our draw is 


experiencing" as a delay occurs in City's


 name appearing on screen as Villarreal's


 opponents.



Man Utd missing: Atletico are drawn from


 the runners-up pot as Marchetti says:


 "The possibilities are all except Liverpool, 


who were in the same group, and Manchester


 United; Manchester United have already


 been drawn." Manchester United have not


 already been drawn but Heselschwerdt 


appears to pick Liverpool and miss picking


 Man Utd when placing balls representing


 Atletico's eligible opponents into the bowl. 


Arshavin draws Bayern to face Atletico.



Draw concludes: The rest of the draw is 


concluded, with Liverpool drawn against 


Salzburg and Man Utd eventually drawn 


against PSG.



Re-draw? The draw concludes but 


reports emerge of clubs immediately 


questioning the draw. Sky Sports News 


contacts UEFA about the possibility of a 


re-draw.



Draw void! UEFA admits 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" caused a "material error" and 


declares the draw void, to be re-done


 later on Monday afternoon.



What are the key dates?



Last 16 first legs: February 15/16/22/23



Last 16 second legs: March 8/9/15/16



Quarter-final & semi-final draw: March 18



Quarter-final first legs: April 5/6



Quarter-final second legs: April 12/13



Semi-final first legs: April 26/27



Semi-final second legs: May 3/4



Final: May 28 - Gazprom Arena, Saint 


Petersburg

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