OFFICIAL: it will repeat the draw of the eighth of final of the Champions League

There is wrap with the UEFA! After the complaint of several clubs, like the Athletic of Madrid and Villarreal, in addition to journalists and fans, the UEFA has decided that it will repeat completely the draw of the eighth of final after several errors in the initial draw. It will take place this Monday 13 December from the 15:00 hours (in Spain, just after they know the pairings in the eliminatory round of the Conference League.

In a communiqué issued in his social networks and platform web, from the UEFA have confirmed that "as a result of a technical problem with the software of a provider of external services that gives instructions to the officials on which teams are eligible to play between yes, produced a material error in the draw of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League".

The draw was desfavorable for teams like the Athletic of Madrid. The UEFA included in the bass drum of the rivals of the 'colchoneros' the ball of the Liverpool, team with which already had confronted in the phase of groups. With the Villarral, happened the same but with the Manchester United, team with which already had crossed in the liguilla. In the case of the group 'groguet', the error was solved immediately and the draw repeated , but with the Madrilenian picture repeated the mistake and there was not solution.

There is a lot of indignation in the world of the football, especially for the rojiblancos. Other cubles, like the Real Madrid, are annoying because it does not affect in the crossing that had corresponded. The White House was the first team in knowing his rival, the Benfica. After this pairing, began the seguidilla of errors by part of the UEFA.

Borrón And new account

However, the decision is taken and will do the draw of zero, in spite of the complaints. In this sense, is a borrón and new account for the 16 teams that surpassed the phase of groups of the Champions League, that will have to happen again by the 'stress' to know his rival of face to the eighth of final of the competition.