In what has been a truly unprecedented turn of events, UEFA were forced to repeat the Champions League draw on Monday. Several clubs were left frustrated after the initial draw due to mistakes that surfaced during the process.
It was quickly observed that Manchester United were included in the same pot as potential opponents for Villarreal. That should have never really happened since both the teams progressed from the same group and are not supposed to face each other again.
The same happened with Atletico Madrid and Liverpool, with Manchester United missing out on the pot consisting of potential opponents for the La Liga club. As soon as the mistakes were brought to light, the teams approached UEFA.
It was soon announced the Champions League draw would be repeated. UEFA stated there was a software issue that led to the botched draw and apologized to the fans before starting again.
Red Bull Salzburg were the first team to be out of the pot in the repeated draw and they were drawn against Bayern Munich. Sporting Lisbon of Portugal were then pitted against English champions Manchester City.
Andrey Arshavin then revealed Ajax as opponents for Benfica, while reigning European champions Chelsea were drawn against Lille. Atletico Madrid were handed a fixture against Manchester United and Villarreal were deemed as opponents of Juventus.
The draw culminated with Inter drawing Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain being pitted against Real Madrid. Notably, the first leg of all these fixtures will be held in February, with the return leg scheduled for March.
Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo will not happen in the Champions League round of 16 as anticipated earlier. However, the Argentine is set for a return to Spain as he prepares to take on Real Madrid with PSG.
Following the repeated Champions League draw, several fans took to Twitter to explain their opinions. On that note, here are the best tweets after what proved to be a very controversial evening:
Nandha77
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Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
Imposible
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He couldnβt score against us in our three rebuilding years and we wonβt score now that weβre ready.
Jentle18
198
Barcelona fans supporting PSG, this same PSG destroyed Barcelona πππ They stole two of their super stars ( Messi and Neymar) as a result of that, Barcelona is fighting for Europa, which they might not even qualify after getting knocked out by Napoli in the playoffs ππππ
MUI__SonGoku
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Donβt worry, he did scored when Barca had their world class midfielders Xavi and Iniesta. Since CR7 left, he scored literally 0 and we beat them all most 90% of the time. He ran bcoz he knew Barca ainβt going too far without proper midfielders!!
Jentle18
128
These three will win the game for us. The only team that will try and out pace Madrid are the face running teams like Chelsea and Bayern Munich, if it comes to tactical game, these three will just destroy any team.
Nandha77
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The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
Imposible
86
Twitter is exploding a lot these days huh.
SIDKAUSH
76
Atletico Facing its Nightmare Ronaldo
Deshanx
59
Ronaldo still waiting to destroy messis PSG
pjames07
46
Messi was scared of me so he asked for re-draw
Couzin-C33
34
Messi to Real Madrid [Crylaugh]
Jentle18
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Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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How he left his last el classico π€«π€«π€«
Sergioramoshd
18
The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
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Omg IMAGINE if Barca get so bad they go to europa league, oh wait
Imposible
13
Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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The last time he scored against Madrid I was still underage. Now I own two cars and a house.
PrinceFJr
12
The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
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Go and Watch Europa League quietly
Messifan29
11
Atletico Facing its Nightmare Ronaldo
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for your information Messi only played two games against Madrid in UCL and won 2 out of 2
Santiago-Bernabeu
11
The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
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You should be imagine how you'll get thrash by west ham ππππ
MUI__SonGoku
11
Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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Your place ainβt here kiddo, youβll comment on whenever you see UEL comments sectionβ¦ you must earn to comments here!!
SergioRamos415
11
The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
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Keep dreaming while you can
Imposible
10
Barcelona fans supporting PSG, this same PSG destroyed Barcelona πππ They stole two of their super stars ( Messi and Neymar) as a result of that, Barcelona is fighting for Europa, which they might not even qualify after getting knocked out by Napoli in the playoffs ππππ
Barkadog logic
theoso
9
Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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He never scored against us after Ronaldo left and he went two seasons without a win then he decided to run away to Farmers League
Mubamzy
9
The worst thing for us is to support Madrid so chill
U no Madrid always revenge u guys U guys are just like my son anytime u get beaten u call daddy And daddy always beat them up
BravoCR7
9
Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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Forget to qualify in next round..We will definitely defeat PSG. Hala Madrid
KhediraDeGeneral
9
Owner of Real Madrid Back to Spain π
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When was the last time he scored against Madrid ???
Danny670
8
The year is 2022.Lionel Messi whips in a 94th minute free kick, sergio Ramos rises highest to slam a header past Thibaut Courtois to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League.. IMAGINE π
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Fake dreams this time we ainβt falling down. We will give our best and mark my words we will beat them