Twitter reacts to the foul play by UEFA during the Champions League round of 16 draw
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The UEFA Champions League for the 21/22 round of 16 took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. However there were evident errors in drawing the teams and even after that it went unnoticed by the UEFA members and the team responsible for the draw proceedings.
The draw started well with SL Benfica drawn against Real Madrid, however the problem started when Villarreal were drawn against Manchester United but the both teams had already faced each other in the group stage so it meant that they will not be drawn against each other. However Manchester United was not redrawn in any of the remaining draws after that.
In the end it was Chelsea, PSG, Manchester United and Lille. It was evident for football fans around world of what was coming. And as PSG were drawn from the pot there was only one opponent open for them according to the rules and that was Manchester United. The draw concluded by Chelsea drawing against Lille.
The footballing world erupted at the wrongdoing of UEFA and both Atletico Madrid and Manchester United were in direct contact with UEFA after the errors made during the draw. As a result the draw is set to re-done at 7:30 IST.
Disgruntled fans react to the errors made by UEFA during the Champions League round of 16 draw
This is not the first time that UEFA are under scrutiny for their errors and actions. UEFA were the centre of all the discussion during the announcement of the Super League with respect to earning high revenues from the tv rights and the various sponsors but paying the teams a very less of that.
The winning amount of UEFA Champions League is a mere $23 million which is less than what a Premier League relegated club makes in a single season.
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