UEFA Champions League re-draw results: Errors force new draw.
Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo will not happen, but we do get PSG vs. Real Madrid. After errors were committed in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw on Monday, the European governing body voided the results of the original draw and conducted a re-draw three hours later.
The issues stemmed from three errors that were caught in the first draw conducted at 6 a.m. ET on Monday.0:28 / 5:36
First, Manchester United’s name was erroneously placed in the pot to be drawn against Villarreal. However, due to the fact that both teams played in the same group, this should not have been permitted. The rules state that teams from the same group and country cannot face each other in the Round of 16.
Later, a reporter also noticed that Manchester United was not included as an option to be drawn against Atletico Madrid when it should have been. Liverpool, which played in the same group as Atletico Madrid, was mistakenly picked instead.
UEFA chalked up the problems to “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.”
Below are the results of the second draw, which stands as the final one. Liverpool’s matchup got tougher, from RB Salzburg to Italian champs Inter Milan, while Real Madrid saw Benfica replaced by a tournament favorite in PSG. Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will make his return to the Bernabeu, as will eternal rival Messi:
| Match | Home team – 1st leg | Home team – 2nd leg | |
| 1 | RB Salzburg | vs | Bayern Munich |
| 2 | Sporting CP | vs | Manchester City |
| 3 | Benfica | vs | Ajax |
| 4 | Chelsea | vs | LOSC Lille |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | vs | Manchester United |
| 6 | Villarreal | vs | Juventus |
| 7 | Inter Milan | vs | Liverpool |
| 8 | PSG | vs | Real Madrid |
These were the results of the first draw which will now be scratched:
| Match | Home team – 1st leg | Home team – 2nd leg | |
| 1 | Benfica | vs | Real Madrid |
| 2 | Villarreal CF | vs | Manchester City |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | vs | Bayern Munich |
| 4 | RB Salzburg | vs | Liverpool |
| 5 | Inter Milan | vs | Ajax |
| 6 | Sporting CP | vs | Juventus |
| 7 | Chelsea | vs | LOSC Lille |
| 8 | Paris Saint-Germain | vs | Manchester United |
