UEFA invalidates Champions League draw after mistake ( Manchester United vs Paris Saint Germain )



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UEFA will have to remodel the Champions League draw for the round of 16 after mistakingly placing Manchester United's name right into the wrong pot. UEFA nullified the first outcomes of Monday's draw, which had developed another competition between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after Manchester United was paired with Paris Saint-Germain. However, United had actually originally been paired with Villarreal despite the fact that the English club's name need to not have actually remained in that pot since the two advanced from the exact same team. UEFA criticized the incident on "a technical trouble with the software application of an exterior provider that instructs the authorities as to which teams are eligible to play each various other." "As an outcome of this, the draw has actually been stated void," UEFA claimed in a declaration published 90 mins after the
 draw was done. A brand-new draw was set to occur at 3 p.m. regional time (1400 GMT).

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After United's name was initially taken out, Manchester City was then drawn to play Villarreal rather. United's name was after that not put in the pot as a possible challenger for Atlético Madrid in the subsequent pairing, which saw Bayern Munich picked. PSG as well as Male United were later the last 2 groups chose.

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