Sensational mess in the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League. 'Due to a technical problem with the software of an external supplier which indicates which teams cannot play against each other - UEFA admitted - a clerical error has occurred'. The draw was declared void and was repeated. Villarreal-Juve and Inter-Liverpool the result for the Italians. The decision after the appeal of Atletico Madrid, which happened with Bayern Munich after the organizers had forgotten to insert the Manchester United ball in the draw of its possible rivals. Real Madrid, who had been paired with Benfica and caught the much more difficult Paris St. Germain in the repetition, are threatening action against Uefa. Europa League playoff draws: Atalanta-Olympiacos,Barcelona-Naples, Porto-Lazio.
This is the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League after the repetition of the draw.
Salzburg-Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon-Manchester City, Benfica-Ajax, Chelsea-Lille, Atletico Madrid-Manchester United, Villarreal-Juventus, Inter-Liverpool, Paris SG-Real
Champions, in the round of 16 Inter-Liverpool and Villarreal-Juventus
Frozen balls or mistake, it's psychodrama draws
- In the past, fraud entered the urn, today it was all the fault of carelessness. It is certain that the draws can reserve unexpected thrills, as happened in Nyon where the insertion of a ball in the wrong container forced Uefa to repeat the procedure for the pairing of the round of 16. A flurry of jeers at the European football federation immediately started on social media, but much worse has happened in the past. It was revealed in 2016 by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arguing that, in the Uefa sphere and not in his own, to address the fate at times he had resorted to a trick as simple as infallible: it was enough to cool a few balls, so to the touch the others would seem hot and whoever was in charge would know which ones to fish and when. Three years earlier, in 2013, theformer Turkish international referee Cakar had accused UEFA, in a television interview complete with a practical demonstration, of having rigged the draws for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The method was to manipulate the choice of the balls at the time of coupling, using an electronic device capable of making certain balls containing a small metal piece with receiver functions identifiable to the touch, through a vibration. In short, a real intrigue, not to mention the old and worn balls, therefore recognizable, used in certain referees draws during the gestation phase of 'calciopoli'.of having rigged the draws for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The method was to manipulate the choice of the balls at the time of coupling, using an electronic device capable of making certain balls containing a small metal piece with receiver functions identifiable to the touch, through a vibration. In short, a real intrigue, not to mention the old and worn balls, therefore recognizable, used in certain referees draws during the gestation phase of 'calciopoli'.of having rigged the draws for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The method was to manipulate the choice of the balls at the time of coupling, using an electronic device capable of making certain balls containing a small metal piece with receiver functions identifiable to the touch, through a vibration. In short, a real intrigue, not to mention the old and worn balls, therefore recognizable, used in certain referees draws during the gestation phase of 'calciopoli'.not to mention the old and worn balls, therefore recognizable, used in certain referees draws during the gestation phase of 'calciopoli'.not to mention the old and worn balls, therefore recognizable, used in certain referees draws during the gestation phase of 'calciopoli'.
Nothing to do with what took place in Nyon. The crime happens during the draw from the urn of Villarreal, qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second in group F, the one won by Manchester United. The two clubs, therefore, by regulation can not cross again. At this point the bad luck sets a hand: Michael Heselschwerdt, Head of Club Competitions of Uefa, also includes Manchester United in the urn and the former Arsenal player Andrej Arshavin draws just the English. The images show that the Manchester United ball was forgotten during the formation of the bowl of the potential opponents of Atlético Madrid. The latter, in turn, therefore had more chances of catching the dreaded Bayern Munich, as it later happened.Cross protests and Uefa forced to repeat the procedure. But now it's the
Real Madrid to threaten appeals
because he was drawn with Benfica before the mistake that caused the encore.
Nothing to do, everything is redone and Real touches the much less malleable Paris SG.