The draw for the "replay" European Champions .. Real Madrid faces Messi
Many errors accompanied the Champions League draw ceremony.
AFP
The draw for the round of 16 of the European Football Championship, which was held yesterday at the headquarters of the European Union (UEFA) in the Swiss city of Nyon, resulted in more than one fiery confrontation.
The French team, Paris Saint-Germain, was drawn against Real Madrid, the most crowned Spanish club with 13 titles, as well as Inter Milan against Liverpool, crowned with the title in 2019, and Atletico Madrid against Manchester United.
The English title holder Chelsea will meet with French Lille, last season's runners-up Manchester City with Sporting Lisbon, Germany's six-time champion Bayern Munich with Austrian Red Bull Salzburg, Italy's Juventus with Villarreal, and Benfica with Ajax.
The draw was drawn for the first time earlier yesterday, and resulted in a meeting between Benfica with Real Madrid, Villarreal with Manchester City, Atletico Madrid with Bayern Munich, Red Bull Spalzburg with Liverpool, Inter Milan with Ajax, Sporting Lisbon with Juventus, and Chelsea with Lille, And Paris Saint-Germain with Manchester United.
However, UEFA decided to return the draw, after the withdrawal process witnessed a technical error, as it witnessed the selection of a ball bearing the name Manchester United to face Villarreal, which is not possible according to the rules of the tournament, as the two teams met in the group stage, and the ball was withdrawn, so that Manchester City fell In the face of Villarreal, but then "UEFA" announced the re-draw of the lottery completely.
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