Holders Chelsea will play French side Lille in the Champions League final 16 after the blueprint for the knockout phases took online page for a 2nd time.
A “technical speak” led to an error in the initial blueprint, which Uefa acknowledged had been “declared void”.
Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis face Portugal’s Carrying Lisbon whereas six-time winners Liverpool play three-time winners Inter Milan.
Manchester United face Spanish champions Atletico Madrid.
In the standout tie of the round, 13-time champions Precise Madrid come up in opposition to French powerhouse Paris St-Germain.
- Messi v Ronaldo… or not: Reaction & analysis from the Champions League blueprint after error
Champions League final-16 blueprint:
Crimson Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Carrying Lisbon v Manchester Metropolis
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Manchester United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
PSG v Precise Madrid
Why change into once it redrawn?
In the typical blueprint, Manchester United’s ball change into once pulled out of the pot in opposition to Villarreal however they had been ineligible to face each and every completely different as they had been in the similar neighborhood – an eventuality Uefa acknowledged the know-how will have to hang averted.
Final season’s Europa League winners Villarreal had been as an replacement paired with Premier League champions Metropolis.
Extra confusion looked to occur when United had been excluded from the pot of conceivable opponents for Atletico Madrid, and Liverpool included as an replacement.
On the replacement hand, United also can hang played the Spanish side and Liverpool might per chance not, having improved into the knockout stage from the similar neighborhood.
Uefa acknowledged in a statement: “Following a technical speak with the tool of an external service supplier that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each and every completely different, a material error happened in the blueprint for the Uefa Champions League round of 16.
“As a outcomes of this, the blueprint has been declared void and can hang to restful be fully redone.”
One predominant substitute this season…
The first legs can be unfold out across 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, with the 2nd legs on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March.
Chelsea are the most convenient English side to play their first leg at residence, with the completely different three all away first after winning their groups.
A first-rate substitute from this season sees the away targets rule removed, so ties degree after 180 minutes will skedaddle to time previous regulation.
If the teams restful cannot be separated after the extra 30 minutes, then it goes to a penalty shootout.
This season’s closing takes online page in St Petersburg, Russia, on 28 Could.
Premier League sides will love their prospects – analysis
Phil McNulty, chief football author
The high farce of the twice-inch Champions League final-16 blueprint change into once one more instance of sport’s ability to form one thing reputedly simply so refined – however at the least the Premier League’s quartet of clubs sooner or later know their destiny.
For Chelsea, it change into once the similar 2nd time around after a “tool” glitch change into once resolved as they had been paired once extra with French champions Lille, a blueprint that will leave them cautiously optimistic of development.
Manchester United, having at the origin been lined up for the next chapter in the competition between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after drawing Paris St-Germain, restful received a not easy one in Atletico Madrid in the revised version. Annoying, however presumably not somewhat as not easy as it once change into once with Atletico struggling for construct. No-one, alternatively, can hang to restful write off coach Diego Simeone’s ability to form existence laborious for any individual in this match.
Liverpool fared a little bit worse at the 2nd time of asking. Italian champions and Serie A leaders Inter Milan will recent a more challenging speak than normal opponents Crimson Bull Salzburg however Jurgen Klopp’s side will restful be favourites.
Manchester Metropolis will even factor in they can accumulate their contrivance into the final eight as they are going to now meet Carrying Lisbon of Portugal after the redraw. They’d also been favourites from their first pairing in opposition to Villarreal and each and every of the Premier League sides will firmly factor in they can attain the final eight.
‘Delete this file?’ – social media response
The redraw supposed spectators had been robbed of a gathering between PSG and Manchester United which would hang pitted two of the absolute top gamers of all time in opposition to each and every completely different in Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Here’s what others acknowledged on social media:
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