FANS whinged that the Champions League draw was "rigged" after several interesting fixtures emerged. English sides Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa were among the teams to learn their round of 16 opponents during this morning's draw. Real Madrid landed a tasty derby with city rivals Atletico, while Bayern Munich will face Bundesliga foes Bayer Leverkusen.
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Arsenal, meanwhile, got PSV Eindhoven - and will face the winner of the Madrid derby in the quarter-finals, should they triumph over the Dutch side. Moaning over the draw, a fan wrote on X: "this ucl draw is rigged man.". While a second whinged: "Nah Real - Atletico. No-one can tell me this s*** isn’t rigged.".
In a further unfounded claim, a third cried: "How rigged is this draw, two German teams against each other and two Spanish teams against each other. "This means England have a huge advantage in points for top 5 leagues and get a extra UCL spot….". THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
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