bluetornados
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 13, 2021 11:44:09 GMT
Champions League last-16 draw:
Benfica v Real Madrid
Villarreal v Manchester City
Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool
Inter Milan v Ajax
Sporting Lisbon v Juventus
Chelsea v Lille
*PSG v Manchester United
*A mouthwatering tie pits two of the greatest players of all time in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 13, 2021 15:29:49 GMT
Latest From the BBC: A "technical problem" caused an error in the initial draw, which Uefa said had been "declared void".
The New Re-Draw:
Champions League last-16 draw:
Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon v Manchester City
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Manchester United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
PSG v Real Madrid
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 13, 2021 15:45:37 GMT
Hilarious. Piss up in a brewery is the phrase that springs to mind.
I'm no software expert - but writing some code to prevent certain draws happening wold appear to be primary school level programming.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 13, 2021 16:25:01 GMT
‘What a balls-up’ – Champions League draw fiasco stuns sporting world as Ronaldo vs Messi clash is wiped out
The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League proved to be an eventful and rather chaotic affair, with Manchester United unwittingly finding themselves at the centre of a European storm after initially being paired with Paris Saint-Germain.
That contest, which would have seen Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi rekindle their long-running rivalry, was eventually wiped out after UEFA admitted to a “technical problem” which forced them to carry out the entire procedure again.
Just one tie had been pulled out of the hat when the last-16 draw descended into farce.
Real Madrid had been paired with Benfica, before Villarreal became the third ball to be extracted from a pot of group-stage runners-up.
Ex-Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin then proceeded to unfurl the name of Manchester United, but the Red Devils had already faced supposed La Liga opposition in this season’s competition.
That error was quickly spotted, leading to Manchester City being lined up against Villarreal, but United were not added back in for the next tie to be drawn against Atletico Madrid – as Bayern Munich were handed a heavyweight encounter with Spanish foes.
The draw was eventually completed, with Messi and PSG left until last alongside Ronaldo and United, but concerns were already being raised behind the scenes, with Atletico among those to lodge an official complaint.
UEFA then announced that the initial fixture list was null and void, with a second draw added to the schedule – much to the annoyance of La Liga giants Real Madrid who were happy with their lot and had managed to steer clear of any scandal.
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