The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League with FC Bayern Munich has to be repeated. There had been several technical breakdowns when the lots were drawn at noon.
The draw of the Champions League has to be repeated. During the first process, there were obviously two errors that the European Football Union Uefa described as a “technical problem with the software of an external service provider”. This software tells the officials at the draw which teams have to go into the lottery pots.
The first mistake occurred when the opponent was drawn Villarreal CF on. Michael Heselschwerdt, head of club competitions at Uefa, put the ball off Manchester united in the lottery pot – both teams had already played against each other in the group stage.
United, the team of team manager, was promptly Ralf Rangnick, drawn. The mistake was noticed, the drawing was repeated immediately, the drawing was now carried out Manchester city.
Second mistake followed immediately
Immediately afterwards the second mistake, a double one: When the opponent was drawn by Atlético Madrid threw Heselschwerdt the ball of the Liverpool FC with in the lottery pot, although these two teams had already played against each other in the group stage. Lady Luck Andrei Arshavin then moved Bayern Munich out – but the incorrectly drawn ball by ManUnited was no longer in the pot.