UEFA Champions League Draw: Lionel Messi Vs Ronaldo as PSG Face Manchester United in UCL
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The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw took place on December 13th and the top group qualifiers were pitted against each other
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The encounter with the highest-profile will see Lionel Messi square up against Cristiano Ronaldo as Paris Saint Germain face Manchester United
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Atletico Madrid will face 19/20 champions Bayern Munich while defending champions Chelsea drew Lille
Manchester United has been drawn against Paris Saint Germain for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
The draw means that long-term rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face one another yet again.
It is a tough draw for Manchester United who got the highest-profile possible team in the draw despite finishing too of their group.
The other Premier League teams however had it easier with Chelsea continuing their defense of the title against LOSC Lille of France.
Last season’s runner-up Manchester City will go up against Villarreal while Liverpool take on Red Bull Salzburg.
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For the rest of the draw, Atletico Madrid got the highly dreaded Bayern Munich as Internazionale prep up for a tie against Ajax.
Sporting will play Juventus and Benfica will entertain 13-time champions of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid.
Update: The draw has been declared void by UEFA following an error by an “external service provider”. The entire draw will be redone.
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