The issues stemmed from three errors that were caught in the first base draw conducted at 6 a.m. ET on Monday.
first base, Manchester United ‘s name was mistakenly placed in the pot to be drawn against Villarreal. however, due to the fact that both teams played in the same group, this should not have been permitted. The rules country that teams from the same group and country can not face each other in the Round of 16. late, a reporter besides noticed that Manchester United was not included as an option to be drawn against Atletico Madrid when it should have been. Liverpool, which played in the lapp group as Atletico Madrid, was mistakenly picked rather .
UEFA chalked up the problems to ” a technical trouble with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other. ”
As a leave of this, the puff has been declared void and will be entirely remodel at 1500 CET .
— UEFA (@UEFA) December 13, 2021
MORE: List of Champions League top scorers this season Below are the results of the second pull, which stands as the final one. Liverpool ‘s match-up got sturdy, from RB Salzburg to italian champs Inter Milan, while veridical Madrid saw Benfica replaced by a tournament darling in PSG. Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will make his retort to the Bernabeu, as will eternal rival Messi :
Match | Home team – 1st leg | Home team – 2nd leg | |
1 | RB Salzburg | vs | Bayern Munich |
2 | Sporting CP | vs | Manchester City |
3 | Benfica | vs | Ajax |
4 | Chelsea | vs | LOSC Lille |
5 | Atletico Madrid | vs | Manchester United |
6 | Villarreal | vs | Juventus |
7 | Inter Milan | vs | Liverpool |
8 | PSG | vs | Real Madrid |
These were the results of the first draw which will now be scratched :
Match | Home team – 1st leg | Home team – 2nd leg | |
1 | Benfica | vs | Real Madrid |
2 | Villarreal CF | vs | Manchester City |
3 | Atletico Madrid | vs | Bayern Munich |
4 | RB Salzburg | vs | Liverpool |
5 | Inter Milan | vs | Ajax |
6 | Sporting CP | vs | Juventus |
7 | Chelsea | vs | LOSC Lille |
8 | Paris Saint-Germain | vs | Manchester United |
Champions League final draw results
( All times Eastern ) 9:16 a.m.: And that leaves PSG vs. Real Madrid. Los Merengues, who apparently made an appeal for their original draw against Benfica to hold up, now get to face Messi again, and their former captain Sergio Ramos. 9:16 a.m.: Inter Milan were drawn and they got Liverpool. The italian champs had Ajax in the first draw and now get Liverpool. Wow. 9:15 a.m.: Villarreal came up next, but they alone had one possible adversary which Andrey Arhsavin tie, and that ‘s Juventus. In case you were wondering why they could n’t face Liverpool :
Liverpool could n’t play Villarreal because then the entirely possible opponents for Inter would be Juve ( same area ) or real Madrid ( same group )
— Conor Murphy (@ConorMurphy97) December 13, 2021
9:14 a.m.: Atletico Madrid up adjacent. They ‘re getting Manchester United. Juventus was the other validated hypothesis for them. 9:13 a.m.: Chelsea adjacent and after a validation process, the Blues are pitted against LOSC Lille. They lucked out. substantial Madrid was the other likely adversary. 9:11 a.m.: Benfica is up future. And they come up against Ajax. The UEFA officials are double-checking the teams each time, listing the names of the teams that are eligible to face them. 9:10 a.m.: Sporting CP were picked next. And the UEFA white house are going much slower. The portuguese club gets Manchester City. 9:08 a.m.: here we go again. FC Salzburg absorb first. And they get FC Bayern Munich. 7:43 a.m.: UEFA rules that the results of the original draw have been voided and a re-draw is set to take place .
Following a technical problem with the software of an external military service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each early, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 .
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2021
7:38 a.m.: Atletico Madrid announced that they are in conversations with UEFA and “ request explanations and a solution after the errors committed in the Round of 16 draw. ”
Estamos en conversaciones con UEFA belem pedir explicaciones y una solución después de los errores cometidos en el sorteo de octavos de Champions League
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 13, 2021
7:24 a.m.: Real Madrid are apparently asking UEFA to start the redraw after the Benfica-Real Madrid match. Los Merengues liked their drawing card .
# RealMadrid will ask @ uefa, if they redo the draw, to start after their ball came up ( they have Benfica ). Mistake was made after that
Via @ AranchaMOBILE
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) December 13, 2021
6:36 a.m.: One diarist noticed an error in the balls selected for the draw of Atletico Madrid ‘s opposition :
It decidedly looks like # mufc ’ s ball – in the second base pot from the right, back course – was not included in the Atletico Madrid draw. pic.twitter.com/ubxQHdjkQV
Read more: Mizuno – Wikipedia
— Mark Critchley (@mjcritchley) December 13, 2021
6:22 a.m.: Chelsea comes up and the Blues can only face french club LOSC Lille. So that means it ‘s PSG vs. Manchester United in the Round of 16. 6:21 a.m.: Sporting CP is the following runner-up. Arshavin pulls out Juventus from the pot. not a bad draw for the italian side. 6:20 a.m.: Inter Milan comes up adjacent. And the italian champs are paired with group winners Ajax Amsterdam. 6:19 a.m.: following runner-up is austrian slope FC Salzburg, the first base austrian side in the hard stages. And the opponent that comes up for them is Liverpool. 6:18 a.m.: Atletico Madrid is the future runner-up that comes up. They ‘re drawn against Bayern Munich. 6:16 a.m.: immediately it ‘s Villarreal draw and they ‘re paired with Manchester United. But since they played in the same group, Arshavin has to draw again. And it ‘s Manchester City. 6:15 a.m.: Benfica is the first group runner-up draw. And they ‘re drawn against Real Madrid. 6:13 a.m.: immediately it ‘s Michael Heselschwerdt, UEFA head of club competitions, going over the rules. He says that alone late this good afternoon will we know the official agenda. UEFA will determine which matches are played on each of the eight matchdays. 6:09 a.m.: Andrey Arshavin being introduced. He ‘s going to be helping Marchetti pick out the balls from the pots. And nowadays draw host Pedro Pinto is asking him a few questions .
Arshavin at the Round of 16 draw ! ! ! pic.twitter.com/IzGciTjZwG
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) December 13, 2021
Pedro Pinto doesn ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate actually do anything else. He ’ sulfur equitable cryogenically frozen and defrosted whenever there ’ s a draw to do. # UCLDraw # UCL pic.twitter.com/mnpEsvmiAH
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 13, 2021
UEFA trolling Arsenal by having Andrey Arshavin conduct the Champions League draw pic.twitter.com/FtTsywxmkm
— Project Football (@ProjectFootball) December 13, 2021
6:06 a.m.: The deputy general repository of UEFA, Giorgio Marchetti, has the mic. He ‘s the overlord of ceremonies. 6 a.m.: We ‘re waiting on the draw proceedings to get started in Nyon, Switzerland. It ‘s kicking off with a hype video recording of all 16 qualifiers. 5:15 a.m.: In event you ‘re wondering why Andrey Arshavin is separate of nowadays ‘s draw : He ‘s born and bred in Saint Petersburg and played for the local golf club. That ‘s where the final is happening on May 28 .
Andrey Arshavin all adjust for the # UCLdraw …
Time to get ????? ! pic.twitter.com/k31svn6xdI
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2021
5:12 a.m.: CBS Sports is hosting a exist determine along with the draw that you can view below. It will begin at 5:50 ante meridiem : 4 a.m.: The disembowel is a great time to unveil a newfangled Champions League testis for the knockouts :
Where new stories start ✨
Introducing the official @ adidasfootball match musket ball for the 2021/22 knockout stage ! ?
Inspired by the starless White Nights of St. Petersburg summers ??? # UCL pic.twitter.com/aYn4dc2AqO
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2021
MORE: How the Europa League playoffs work
How the Champions League draw worked
The eight group winners were drawn against the eight group runner-up for the Round of 16, but no team could be drawn against another that hails from the same group or country. MORE: The final Champions League group standings Below are the Round of 16 qualifiers sorted by group :
Group | Pot A (Group winners) | Pot B (Runners-up) |
---|---|---|
A | Manchester City | Paris Saint-Germain |
B | Liverpool | Atletico Madrid |
C | Ajax | Sporting CP |
D | Real Madrid | Inter Milan |
E | Bayern Munich | Benfica |
F | Manchester United | Villarreal |
G | LOSC Lille | RB Salzburg |
H | Juventus | Chelsea |
here are the Round of 16 qualifiers sorted by country :
Nation | Total clubs | Clubs |
---|---|---|
England | 4 | Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City |
Spain | 3 | Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal |
France | 2 | Paris Saint-Germain, LOSC Lille |
Italy | 2 | Inter Milan, Juventus |
Portugal | 2 | Sporting CP, Benfica |
Austria | 1 | RB Salzburg |
Germany | 1 | Bayern Munich |
Netherlands | 1 | Ajax Amsterdam |
Champions League Quarterfinals, Semis & Final
After the Round of 16 winners are determined, there will be a quarterfinal draw held on Friday, March 18 that will besides establish the lie of the bracket through to the final. There are no seedings involved in that draw, and unlike the Round of 16, teams from the same country can be drawn against one another. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played with the lapp rules as the Round of 16 : The team with the most aggregate goals after two legs advances. If teams are tied after the second gear leg, they will play 30 minutes of extra time, and if the deadlock persists, a penalty recoil gunfight will determine the winner. The away goals tiebreaker is no longer in function .
- Quarterfinals: April 5-6, April 12-13
- Semifinals: April 26-27, May 3-4
- Final: May 28, 2022 (Saint Petersburg, Russia)