The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draws again, Ronaldo and Messi fail
2021-12-14 10:06:43Source: Xinhuanet
For the first time, the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, was chaotic.
Xinhua News Agency, London, December 13 (Reporters Zhang Wei, Xiao Yazhuo) The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draws were announced on the 13th due to a “software technical problem” and quickly announced a comeback. The collision between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi failed, and Manchester United’s opponents from Paris Saint-Germain becomes Atletico Madrid.
For the first time, the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, was chaotic. Manchester United led by Ronaldo was originally drawn to compete with Villarreal, but because the two teams did not meet the regulations in the same group during the group stage, after the redraw, Manchester United’s opponent was changed to the “Greater Paris” where Messi is located. However, this is only one of the software failures. When UEFA officials announced that Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who have been competing in La Liga for many years, will meet again, Atletico Madrid expressed puzzlement: Why is there no such option as Manchester United in their draw pool.
As a result, soon after the official sign was released, UEFA declared the result invalid with a “software technical problem”. After the comeback, Atletico “as wished” met Manchester United in the eighth final. “Grand Paris” will play against Real Madrid.
Defending champions Chelsea and Lille were the only matchups that remained unchanged in the second draw. Other matches are: Salzburg vs. Bayern; Portuguese sports vs. Manchester City; Benfica vs. Ajax; Villarreal vs. Juventus; Inter Milan vs. Liverpool.
The first round of the top 16 contest will be held on February 15-16 and February 22-23, 2022, and the second round will be held on March 8-9 and March 15-16, 2022. It is worth noting that the rule of comparing the number of away goals was abolished. If the two teams drew within two regular rounds, they will have 30 minutes of overtime. If the winner is still undecided, they will enter a penalty shoot-out.
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