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Report: Real Madrid 'Furious' With Shameful UEFA Champions League draw

Report: Real Madrid 'Furious' With Shameful UEFA Champions League draw

LaLiga giants Real Madrid are reportedly furious with UEFA Champions League re-draw as they now face Paris Saint-Germain instead of Benfica.

Click through the gallery above to see the teams with the most Champions League titles.

Los Blancos initially drew Benfica in the first draw, but that was declared void after an error with Manchester United.

The re-draw took place a few hours later and Carlo Ancelotti's charges were drawn to face Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, who drew Man United in the previous draw.

ESPN have reported that the Los Blancos bosses were not happy with the re-draw and did not believe the software excuse given by UEFA.

Read: Ramos Sends Message To Real After UCL Re-Draw

"It is a lie that it was a software error," a club source told ESPN.

"It is human error, beginning with the second pairing. Our pairing [Real Madrid-Benfica] was legal."

Real Madrid's Director of Institutional Relations Emilio Butragueno is looking forward to the clash but says the re-draw was regrettable.

"Surprising, regrettable and very hard to understand, when you take into account the millions of fans who were following the draw."

"Having said that, we go into this tie with a lot of excitement. We're aware of what this competition means for the club and the fans," he told Real Madrid TV. "We're also aware of the difficulties, with the quality of players [PSG] have. We believe the team will play two great games. They'll be fantastic for football."

Here are the highest-paid players in the Champions League this season:

10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – £348 000
10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – £348 000 a week before tax
9. David de Gea (Manchester United) – £372 000 a w
9. David de Gea (Manchester United) – £372 000 a week before tax
8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – £382 000 a
8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – £382 000 a week before tax
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – £382 00
7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – £382 000 a week before tax
6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – £408 000
6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – £408 000 a week before tax
5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – £497 000 a week bef
5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – £497 000 a week before tax
4. Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) – £571 000 a week
4. Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) – £571 000 a week before tax
3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – £594 000
3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – £594 000 a week before tax
2. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – £602 000 a week
2. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – £602 000 a week before tax
1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) – £940 000 a
1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) – £940 000 a week before tax

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