Clubs fume over botched Champions League draw

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Real Madrid ended up paying the highest terms for UEFA's botched Champions League draw.

Madrid was paired with Paris Saint-Germain successful the circular of 16 connected Monday aft UEFA had to redo the full gully pursuing a large mistake the archetypal clip around.

The Spanish nine had initially been drawn against Portuguese nine Benfica but present alternatively faces PSG's superstar onslaught of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.

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PSG had been paired with Manchester United successful the archetypal draw, which had to beryllium voided aft a mistake that UEFA blamed connected an outer bundle provider.

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Man United had initially been paired with Villarreal adjacent though the English club’s sanction should not person been placed successful that vessel since the 2 precocious from the aforesaid group.

The archetypal gully would person seen different match-up betwixt Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's teams (Getty)

Next, Man United’s sanction was mistakenly not included among imaginable opponents for Atlético Madrid erstwhile it should person been. That oversight meant the full gully had to beryllium redone.

Atlético and Man United were past paired successful the 2nd draw.

Only 1 of the 8 pairings came retired the aforesaid successful some processes: defending champion Chelsea playing Lille.

Bayern Munich volition present look Salzburg, making its debut astatine this stage, alternatively of its archetypal hostile Atlético.

Liverpool had been paired with Salzburg but was aboriginal drawn to look Inter Milan.

The redraw sees PSG prima Kylian Mbappe look the broadside that helium truthful desperately wants to join: Real Madrid (Getty)

Also, it was: Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City, Benfica vs. Ajax, and Villarreal vs. Juventus.

First-leg games are played implicit 2 midweeks from Feb. 15-23. Return games are from March 8-16.

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The 2nd gully ceremonial opened with an apology from UEFA tourney manager Giorgio Marchetti, who tried to region the European shot assemblage from blasted by saying the method errors had been caused by bundle made by an extracurricular provider.

The redraw meant the contention mislaid a stellar clash betwixt Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But the standout crippled inactive involves PSG, which was by acold the champion squad among the radical runners-up that made up the cookware of unseeded teams.

Madrid eliminated PSG astatine the aforesaid signifier successful 2018, which was the archetypal play for Mbappé and Neymar successful Paris.

The PSG-Madrid games volition besides spot Mbappé look the squad helium is wide expected to articulation erstwhile his declaration expires astatine the extremity of the season.

It besides brings unneurotic PSG, the nine which did overmuch to defy the breakaway Super League plans successful April, with the nine proprietor who pushed hardest for the failed project, Madrid president Florentino Perez.

Madrid had urged UEFA to clasp its archetypal pairing with Benfica.

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