Man United are pulled out TWICE in Champions League draw

The Champions League last-16 draw descended into chaos on Monday after Manchester United were accidentally drawn against group rivals Villarreal, and omitted from being drawn against Atletico Madrid.

United qualified for the knockout stage of this competition after coming through their group that contained Villarreal, Young Boys and Atalanta.

The draw for the next round took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday where former Arsenal star Andriy Arshavin was tasked with drawing the remaining 16 teams from the pot.

However, UEFA chief Giorgio Marchetti was forced to intervene midway through the draw after United were pitted against Villarreal.

Teams that have faced each other in the group stage are not permitted to face one another in the last-16, and there was much dismay when Arshavin plucked United out of the pot after Marchetti had picked out Villarreal.

'No, this is not possible because Manchester United was in the group so we need to draw another one,' Marchetti said. 'Manchester United played in the same group as Villarreal so they must be paired with another team.'

Arshavin then selected United's arch rivals Manchester City as the side to take on Unai Emery's Europa League winners early next year.

Michael Heselschwerdt, UEFA's Head of Club Competitions, was tasked with providing the correct balls for Arshavin to draw, and it was his error in including United in the pot.

Following this, United were also accidentally omitted from the pot to face Atletico Madrid - who were drawn against Bayern Munich.

The Red Devils were subsequently drawn against French giants Paris Saint-Germain, in a tantalising clash that will see Cristiano Ronaldo go up against Lionel Messi.