The results from the Champions League redrawn fixtures for last 16 are out, as Manchester United who were earlier drawn against PSG, have now been redrawn against Atletico Madrid, with holders, Chelsea retaining their initial draw with Lille.
The Champions League redrawn fixtures for last-16 were made after the first draw for the knockout stages encountered a “technical problem” caused by an error, allowing Uefa declare it “void”.
Champions League Redrawn Fixtures For Last-16 Shows:
Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon v Manchester City
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Manchester United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
PSG v Real Madrid
What Caused The Redrawn:
In the original draw, Manchester United’s ball was pulled out of the pot against Villarreal but they were ineligible to face each other as they had been in the same group – an eventuality Uefa said the technology should have prevented.
Further confusion appeared to occur when United were excluded from the pot of possible opponents for Atletico Madrid, and Liverpool included instead.
However, United could have played the Spanish side and Liverpool could not, having progressed into the knockout stage from the same group.
Uefa said in a statement: “Following 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, a material error occurred in the draw for the Uefa Champions League round of 16.
“As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone.”
The first legs will be spread out across 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, with the second legs on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March.
Chelsea are the only English side to play their first leg at home, with the other three all away first after winning their groups.
A major change from this season sees the away goals rule removed, so ties level after 180 minutes will go to extra time.
If the teams still cannot be separated after the additional 30 minutes, then it goes to a penalty shootout.
This season’s final takes place in St Petersburg, Russia, on 28 May.
This was the initial draw done and released by UEFA:
Benfica Vs Real Madrid
Villareal Vs Manchester City
Atletico Madrid Vs Bayern Munich
Salzburg Vs Liverpool
Inter Milan Vs Ajax
Sporting Vs Juventus
Chelsea Vs Lille
PSG Vs Manchester United