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Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season as the club will pay up to 75% of his wages and have the option to make the deal permanent for £40 million.

The 27-year-old Argentine was stretchered off in the latter stages of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace, which resulted in a loss for the Red Devils.

Atlético Madrid had already booked their place in the last four after beating Getafe 5-0. 

Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi have left the club to join Premier League rivals, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, respectively.

The current Al Nassr and former Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus superstar has already hit 923 goals from 1261 games in his career so far.

The clubs automatically in the Round of 16 are: Lazio, Athletic Club, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Frankfurt, Lyon, Olympiacos, and Rangers.

The draw, which was conducted earlier today would see two tough teams, Manchester City of England and Real Madrid of Spain go head to head.

The Super Eagles will begin their campaign at the competition against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania on Tuesday, December 23.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Atalanta forward picked up a knee injury and will not fly to Spain with the rest of the team but will stay behind to undergo tests in Bergamo.

The new format of the UEFA Champions League will have all 18 Matchday 8 fixtures kicking off at the same time, which would be 9 pm Nigerian time.