DRAWING top 16 Champions League 2021-2022 has the potential to be repeated in order to maintain the integrity of the competition. According to reports MirrorThe European Football Federation (UEFA) is reportedly conducting an investigation and opening a discussion about a re-draw for the round of 16 Champions League 2021-2022.
So, why will the 2021-2022 Champions League draw for the last 16 be repeated? In the draw held in Nyon, Switzerland, Monday (12/13/2021) afternoon WIB, Manchester United accidentally met Villarreal.
(Villarreal vs Manchester United in the 2021-2022 Champions League group stage)
Of course, the meeting of Villarreal and Manchester United in the round of 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League wrinkled the foreheads of many parties. Because, Manchester United and Villarreal have met in the group phase.
According to the rules, teams that have met in the group stage are not allowed to meet in the last 16 of the Champions League. Therefore, UEFA has annulled the draw that pits Villarreal vs Manchester United in the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League.
In the draw that followed, Villarreal were met with another English representative, Manchester City. After Manchester City, UEFA pulled the ball and the name Atletico Madrid came out.
A surprising statement was made by the Deputy Secretary General of UEFA, Giorgio Marchetti, who attended the drawing event. After the technical error above, he said all group winners have the potential to meet Atletico Madrid, except for Liverpool, who are in the same group with them.
