Aleksander Ceferin in a UEFA press conference

THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED

Aleksander Ceferin asks 'sorry' for the mistakes in the Champions League draw

Published:16/12/2021 - 17:28h

Updated:16/12/2021 - 17:29h

End to the controversy of the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has shown his face after the many errors that occurred

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The UEFA has given a lot that speak from the beginning of this week, when they took place the draws of the Champions, Europe and Conference League. In the maximum competition, a seguidilla of errors caused that it took the decision to repeat entirely the draw, a decision that benefited to ones and punished to others, but that especially left in sight a big problem from the UEFA. In his moment, communicated that it had treated of an error in the software with which make the pairings, but his image has remained very 'touched' and the president, Aleksander Ceferin, has had to go out has to ask "pardon".

The draw was cataloged like a shame or scandal and a lot of fans, journalists and clubs pronounced during the afternoon of the Monday, but has trascended to date. It is thus that this Thursday, after a telematic meeting of the Executive Committee of the UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin has spoken of several important appearances, between them the facts occurred the past Monday and confirmed the problem with the software.

It was not a human error, went an error of the UEFA, apologise to all".

"It arrived us the Information that something was bad with the software had a meeting with them of telephone way", began saying Ceferin. "The providers of the software and proposed to go back to do the draw and that did not know when had produced the error. We decide to be transparent and say it to learn face to the future", adding that it still is very soon to know the possible consequences and that "can not be so dependent of the technology. It was not a human error, went an error of the UEFA, apologise to all".

On the other hand, the maximum mandator of the UEFA has pronounced on the difficulties in the last two years, standing out that "it has been a difficult year, with a lot of challenges, with the pandemia already carry almost two years. I am very proud of the European football, fans, media, of all the society of the football", confirming that of face to the next future, avecinan important changes, like the subject of the 'Fair Play' financial for the clubs.

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In this regard, Ceferin has explained that "are arguing with the Leagues, with the forks of the rights. I have spoken with the Spanish League, the English and the German. We will go on speaking because it is necessary to change it", standing out that "Andrea Taverso will inform prompt on this" and that has existed a 'feedbak' positive by part of all the involved: "All the parts are very interested and joined in the change. It is necessary to adapt to the new times and am optimistic with regard to the agreements to which will arrive because it is something important for all".

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