Champions League last-16 draw: Mbappe and PSG to face Real Madrid after technical glitch

PSG
were
initially
drawn
against
Manchester
United
on
Monday,
throwing
up
a
tantalising
encounter
between
Messi
and
Cristiano
Ronaldo.

Champions
League
draw
to
be
done
again

However,
a
technical
error
meant
the
draw
had
to
take
place
again
and
while
Messi
will
not
meet
Ronaldo
just
yet,
the
Barcelona
great
will
go
up
against
his
former
club’s
Clasico
rivals.

CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE
ROUND-OF-16
FIXTURES

Having
finished
second
in
Group
A
behind
Manchester
City,
who
were
handed
a
favourable
tie
against
Sporting
CP,
PSG
will
host
Madrid
in
the
first
leg
in
February
before
visiting
the
Santiago
Bernabeu
in
March.

That
means
Mbappe,
who
is
a
high-profile
target
for
Madrid
and
could
well
have
already
signed
a
pre-contract
agreement
with
Los
Blancos
by
the
time
these
fixtures
roll
around,
will
go
up
against
his
suitors.

It
also
sees
Madrid
legend
Ramos
go
up
against
his
old
club,
and
it
is
the
same
story
for
Madrid
boss
Carlo
Ancelotti,
who
coached
PSG
from
2011
to
2013.

United,
on
the
other
hand,
will
face
Atletico
Madrid,
who
had
initially
been
due
to
play
Bayern
Munich.
The
Bundesliga
giants
have
been
drawn
against
Salzburg.

Liverpool
may
well
lament
their
luck.
Salzburg
had
been
their
original
opponents,
but
Jurgen
Klopp’s
team
now
have
to
prepare
for
a
tie
against
Serie
A
champions
Inter
–
albeit
they
made
light
work
of
the
Nerazzurri’s
rivals
Milan
in
the
group
stage.

Coincidentally,
holders
Chelsea
were
again
drawn
against
Lille,
having
been
set
a
tie
with
the
Ligue
1
champions
during
the
initial
draw.

Villarreal
will
take
on
Juventus
and
Ajax
go
up
against
Benfica.

Champions
League
last
16
draw
in
full:

Salzburg
v
Bayern
Munich
Sporting
CP
v
Manchester
City
Benfica
v
Ajax
Chelsea
v
Lille
Atletico
Madrid
v
Manchester
United
Villarreal
v
Juventus
Inter
v
Liverpool
PSG
v
Real
Madrid