Champions League round of 16 draw to be retaken after an earlier mistake
Manchester United’s meeting with Paris Saint-Germain which would have pitted old-time rivals, Christiano Ronaldo, against Lionel Messi has been cancelled with UEFA calling to earlier draw null and void.
A statement from UEFA said the draw was cancelled voided due to a technical error from an external service provider. This has prompted a redraw which is scheduled to take place at 3 pm local time.
The statement from UEFA read, “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 at 15:00 CET,” the statement concluded.
In the earlier draw, defending champions Chelsea were pegged against Lille, PSG against Manchester United, Manchester City against Villarreal, Liverpool against Salzburg, Juventus against Sporting CP, Ajax against Inter Milan and Real Madrid against Benfica.
By: Clifford Adumbire | myactiveonline.com
