For the first time in history, the Champions League knockout draw ceremony took place twice on the same day. Compared with the results of the first draw, Real Madrid became a "victim", and their opponents changed from Benfica to Messi and Mbappe to paris.
At the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony, due to a hint error in the software, Manchester United was accidentally drawn, and then it became Manchester City. Not only that, but United's small ball was not put back into the draw pool, which is considered one of the reasons why United eventually drew to Paris.
Aware of the mistake, UEFA, while apologizing, confirmed that the ballot ceremony would be resumed. However, Real Madrid did not believe UEFA's explanation, not believing that the error in the draw was due to a problem with the software.
Real Madrid's relationship with UEFA was poor because of the huge controversy in the UEFA, and after UEFA's operation, Real Madrid even called it a "scandal" and was angry at UEFA's decision to re-draw the lottery.
At one point, Real Madrid told UEFA that if the draw is re-conducted, then it should retain Real Madrid's match against Benfica and start the draw again. However, UEFA did not accept Real Madrid's proposal and instead proceeded with the draw from the start.
In the end, Real Madrid also became the biggest "victim", and their opponents changed from Benfica to Paris. This means that former Real Madrid captain Ramos will return to the Bernabeu, while old rival Messi will also face Real Madrid again.
It is also worth noting that Mbappe, who is expected to join Real Madrid in the summer of 2022, will also come to the Bernabeu as an opponent.
It is worth mentioning that the two teams have met three times in the Champions League knockout rounds, Paris has advanced twice, and Real Madrid has only qualified in the quarter-finals of the 2017-18 Champions League.
The "victims" also include Liverpool, whose opponents have changed from Salzburg to Inter. Bayern's opponents have changed from Inter to Salzburg, and although United do not need to play against Paris, Atletico's strength cannot be underestimated. Compared with the two draws, the only constant is chelsea and Lille.
Of course, the "victims" also have fans, who could have seen the duel between Messi and C Ronaldo. Now, we can only expect Manchester United and Paris to pass both, but this also means that Real Madrid will be eliminated.