Football
Paris Saint-Germain to Face Real Madrid After Champions League Redraw
by privatebet.com - 2021/12/14
There’s always a lot of anticipation surrounding the draw in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, and the latest delivered quite a shocker. The teams had to be re-drawn after a technical error, and Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are one of the most exciting pairings from the second draw. UEFA announced their decision to repeat the draw in an official statement, saying: “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.” In the earlier draw, Manchester United was mistakenly drawn with Villarreal, despite the fact had already faced each other during the group stage. United is now set to face Atletico Madrid, while Villarreal will have to beat Juventus to proceed to the next stage. In addition to these two pairings, PSG is set to face Real Madrid in one of the most highly-anticipated games since the Champions League kicked off. The list of pairings also includes Red Bull Salzburg vs. Bayern Munich, Sporting CP vs. Manchester City, Benfica vs. Ajax, Chelsea vs. Lille, and Inter Milan vs. Liverpool. The first legs will be played across four matchdays in February, starting with a face-off between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.