The cover of ‘Marca’ reveals the annoyance of the Meringue, who dated Benfica and will now face Paris SG.
Real Madrid’s outrage the repetition of the draw for the Champions League 1/8 finals due to an error with the club draws was already evident in the club during the day. The Brand cover now refers to the Meringue rebellion, with the expression used internally in the sequence technical problem forcing repetition: “wet”. Late in the morning, Real Madrid considered the re-drawing to be a “flagrant interference” with the procedure, leading initially to a confrontation with Benfica and then with Paris SG. Real Madrid have told UEFA that they are opposed to a complete repetition of the draw, according to the EFE news agency, saying that the pairing with Benfica took place before the mistakes that led to the cancellation of the procedure. Emilio Butrageno, director of institutional relations for merengue, left harsh criticism: “It was amazing, unfortunate and very difficult to understand, given the millions of fans waiting for the draw and the entire world of sports.”
The error that caused UEFA to order a re-run of the Champions draw
It should be remembered, however, that Atletico Madrid complaints were the cause of the repetition. Initially, Manchester United and Villarreal were paired, which could not have happened as they were both rivals in the group stage. With the Red Devils, potential opponents of Athleti, irregularly falling out of the equation (and Liverpool as possible opponents of the Spaniards, which also could not have happened because they were from the same group), Diego Simeone’s formation caught. Bayern then protests …
