Chelsea, Man United, City and Liverpool Learn Champions League Opponents After Redraw

• UEFA was forced to redo the Monday, December 13, draw after a string of errors in the first one
• In the earlier draw, Atletico Madrid were pitted against Bundesliga champs, Bayern Munich
• However, they will now be facing Man United who were initially slated to take on PSG
• Chelsea are the only side with unchanged opponents, with the side retaining their tie with Lille

Man United, Liverpool, and Man City have landed new Champions League opponents in the Round of 16 after the first draw was voided.

European football governing body, UEFA, was forced to conduct a redraw after mistakes at the first attempt saw Man United paired with Villarreal and then not in the pot to face Atletico Madrid.

Another error occurred when Atletico's name was read out as United were not included in the pot for their draw.

Bayern Munich were consequently confirmed as Atletico's opponents, with the Spanish champions eventually entering into talks with UEFA to seek clarity.

Full Champions League Round of 16 Draw as Chelsea, Man United Land Tough Opponents

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In the new draw, Man City, who are eyeing their first European title will now have to contend with a fixture against Portuguese giants, Sporting CP as opposed to Villarreal who they were set to play earlier.

Man United saw themselves pitted against Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain, but will now be facing Atletico Madrid in the knockout phase.

Salzburg have been pooled alongside Bayern Munich, with Chelsea retaining Lille who they had been drawn with earlier.

Liverpool, who have been spectacular in the competition this term will be battling Serie A giants, Inter Milan, with Real Madrid drawing PSG.

The PSG fixture will see Sergio Ramos face his former side, Real, barely months after he departed the La Liga giants.

Here is the full new draw:

Salzburg v Bayern Munich

Sporting v Man City

Benfica v Ajax

Chelsea v Lille

Atlético v Man United

Villarreal v Man United

Inter v Liverpool

Full Europa League Draw as Barcelona Make Return to Competition for First Time in 17 Years

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PSG v Real Madrid

Barcelona to face Napoli in Europa League

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported Barcelona are among a number of teams who were relegated to the Europa League following their elimination from the Champions League.

The Xavi-tutored side will be kicking off their campaign against Napoli following the Monday, December 13, draw conducted in Nyon, Switzerland.

This season's Europa League knockout phase will mark a departure from the usual 32 teams.

Instead, there will be just 16 of them - with the eight group winners being joined by the eight who finished third in the UCL group stages.