On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the Champions League round of 16 draw was resumed, Manchester United failed to draw greater Paris again, Messi did not have the opportunity to play C Ronaldo, but greater Paris drew Real Madrid! Liverpool will face Inter and Manchester United will face Atletico.
Lottery rules
There are two main principles: First, avoidance with the group. Second, avoidance with the league. The first (seeded) of the group vs. the second (unseeded) of the group, the seeded team in the two-legged match, but the away goal rules have been abolished: if the two legs are drawn, directly play 30 minutes of overtime; then draw, a penalty shootout.
Seeded teams: Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, Lille, Juve.
Non-seeded teams: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico, Sporting Portugal, Inter, Benfica, Villarreal, Red Bull Salzburg, Chelsea.
Original Draw Result (Voided)
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Villarreal vs Manchester City
Atletico vs Bayern
Salzburg vs Liverpool
Inter vs Ajax
Sport of Portugal vs Juventus
Chelsea vs Lille
Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
Why re-draw lots
In the second group of draws, UEFA Deputy Secretary-General Marchetti drew Villarreal first, and Champions League final ambassador Arshavin drew Manchester United after him, but according to the principle of avoidance with the group, Huang Qian and the Red Devils should not be drawn together in the group stage!
In the third group of draws, Atletico's opponents should include Manchester United, but Manchester United has not been put into the pool of draws, and Liverpool, who are in the same group as Atletico, have been placed in the pool.
UEFA explains this: the software of external service providers has technical problems and makes the decision to invalidate the result and re-draw the lottery, which is really a lifetime, a long time to live!
Formal results
Before the re-draw, Marchetti apologized for his previous mistakes, or he and Arshavin drew lots, and the drawing ceremony began from the beginning.
Salzburg vs Bayern
Sport of Portugal vs Manchester City
Benfica vs Ajax
Atletico vs Manchester United
Villarreal vs Juve
Inter vs Liverpool
Greater Paris vs Real Madrid
Match time
The first leg of the 8 groups of the Round of 16 matches will be played in the early morning of February 16, 17, 23 and 24 Next Year Beijing time – two games per matchday. The second round will take place in the early mornings of 9, 10 and 16 and 17 March.