Champions League draw: Real Madrid v PSG as Man Utd face Atletico

Nicholas Hughes

• Updated: 13 Dec 2021 09:55 CST
• 3 min read

The UEFA Champions League draw for the Round of 16 has been decided for the second time, after a re-run on Monday afternoon.

The teams confirmed qualification into the knockout stages after the conclusion of the group phase last week, with games in the next section set to begin in February.

The highlights of the second list of fixtures was announced were undoubtedly French giants Paris Saint-Germain being paired alongside Real Madrid, who had initially been tasked with beating Benfica in the previous draw.

The two European giants have been at each other's necks off the pitch over the last 12 months due to both fighting for the long-term future of Kylian Mbappe, but will now have to settle their differences on it.

Elsewhere, Manchester United were controversely drawn alongside Atletico Madrid, after the initial draw was declared null and void when the English side were accidentally excluded from the list of potential opponents for Atleti.

Other tasty ties include Liverpool facing off against Italian champions Inter, Villarreal being tasked with getting the better of Juventus and Bayern Munich making the short trip to RB Salzburg for a spot in the quarter-finals.

The remaining ties saw Chelsea once again get drawn alongside Lille, English champions Manchester City face off against Sporting Lisbon and Portuguese giants Benfica face Ajax.