Champions League's draw branded 'rigged' as clubs set to discover routes in new controversial seeding format

Spanish media have branded Friday s Champions League last 16 draw "rigged" owing to the seeding format that restricts each club to facing only one of two possible opponents. The controversial label stems from how finishing positions in the competition s league phase determines which teams can meet, effectively significantly narrowing the pool of potential matchups. At 11am this morning, the balls will be drawn to decide the fate of the remaining clubs. The seeding structure means teams already