Uefa have confirmed that the draw for the Champions League round of 16 will be redone after a technical error saw Manchester United’s ball left out of the sides eligible to face Atletico Madrid.
United were eventually drawn against Paris-Saint Germain, but several clubs complained to Uefa that the integrity of the draw had been damaged by the mistake.
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The Champions League draw has been declared void and will be “entirely redone” at 14:00 GMT.
Uefa’s statement: “Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the Uefa Champions League Round of 16.
“As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 1500 CET (14:00 GMT).”
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