A time more the controversy has been the 'invited special' of a draw of Champions League. In this occasion, the one who was to charge of the draw overlooked that the Manchester United could not be one of the rivals of the Villarreal,due to the fact that both had competed in the same group, in addition to the Real Madrid for belonging to the same Federation. The gesture of Andréi Arshavin, invited to the draw, has left in evidence a grave error by part of the organisation.
They had to take six spheres in total to know who would measure to the yellow submarine' in the eighth of final, considering both exceptions. However, they went seven, and the worst occurred when going out precisely the one of the 'network devils' that went to confront to Paris Saint-Germain. Everything worsened when it defined the rival of the Athletic of Madrid, those who could not cross with the Madrid neither with the Liverpool, but in place to withdraw the ball of the group directed by Jürgen Klopp, the attendant took out the one of the Manchester United. East complicate gave foot so that the UEFA repeated the draw.
After all the controversy, in a communiqué issued in his social networks and platform web, the UEFA confirmed that the draw had to go back to make . "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", informed.
Pronouncement of the Madrid
One of which showed his feeling after the repetition of the draw of eighth of final of the Champions was the Real Madrid, by means of Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations. The director confessed in the microphone of RMTV his sorpresa and the one of all the club in front of the episode lived this morning and the perplexity in the change of rivals.
"It has been surprising, regrettable and very difficult to understand. Taking into account the million fans that were slopes of the draw, as well as all the world of the sport", commented 'The VULTURE'. After this, the director madridista signalled on the PSG that "face it with all the illusion, conscious of what means for this club this competition and for our fans. Conscious also of the difficulty of the rival and the category of the players that have, but with the confidence that the team will do two big parties. Have the hope to be in the draw of quarter-finals".