The away goals rule will be removed from all UEFA club competitions from the 2021/22 season.
Ties in which the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs will now have two 15-minute periods of extra time, and, if required, penalty kicks.
UEFA has voted to scrap away goals from all European club competitions with immediate effect.
The rule, which was introduced in 1965, has since been used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie where teams had scored the same number of goals on aggregate over the two matches.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said: 'The away goals rule has been an intrinsic part of UEFA competitions since it was introduced in 1965. However, the question of its abolition has been debated at various UEFA meetings over the last few years.
'Although there was no unanimity of views, many coaches, fans and other football stakeholders have questioned its fairness and have expressed a preference for the rule to be abolished.
'The impact of the rule now runs counter to its original purpose as, in fact, it now dissuades home teams β especially in first legs β from attacking, because they fear conceding a goal that would give their opponents a crucial advantage.
'There is also criticism of the unfairness, especially in extra time, of obliging the home team to score twice when the away team has scored.
'It is fair to say that home advantage is nowadays no longer as significant as it once was.
'Taking into consideration the consistency across Europe in terms of styles of play, and many different factors which have led to a decline in home advantage, the UEFA Executive Committee has taken the correct decision in adopting the view that it is no longer appropriate for an away goal to carry more weight than one scored at home.'
neymarjosephtse
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I think UEFA is scared of European super league ππ all this just to please Barca
Brightberry
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Arsenal fans trying to check what is the noise all about ππ
MohammedRaheem
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most happiest people in the world right is Barcelona
koedkly
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Stupid decision. Whatβs the point of home and away games then? The only unfair part with away goal rule was the extra time goal in second leg. They should just have changed the rule so that only goal in regular 90 minutes had away goal advantage, and not the goal in extra 30 minutes play.
diceailes
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Let's talk about this later please still the Goat birthday π₯π₯
myklm
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It's could be less intersting than before but we move
yotcimnors
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All football readers to UEFA
bhazhi2002
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Away goal rule will be available at The Super League π
varunnavani
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best news we've heard all day π
Messiβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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I think the Extra 15+15 minutes rule should be removed from all Football. Only 90mins, then Tie-Breaker penalty only. Support me if it's good.π
SH3012
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you got it wrong. Chelsea won away against Porto 2-0 then lost at home 1-0 which makes the aggregate 2-1
sorry I made a mistakeπ
ZidaneDilan
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real Madrid in the UCL next season be like π€£
Nnags21
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Barcelona be like: We are safe now ππ€£ππ€£ππ€£π
vukcmorsty
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The deleting this rule is the best thing to happen to football. Let the best teams progress at all times. [ko]
First great comment I ever heard on all football
RaiyanHasib
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Should have done it before 2009 π
Woheklprt
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Say all football the wine
Nachiboy
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This format will just make UCL less intensity:::
SH3012
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What is away goal rule? Note:-It is only in UCL or Europa League. Away goal rule is when a team win Like 3-1 Away from Home at the first round.Then in the second round,That team concedes 2 goals,Instead of it being a draw,the team which won 3-1 would be proceeding to the next round now it will go in extra time instead of proceeding to the next round.take for example Chelsea Vs Porto.Chelsea won 2-1 away from home Against Porto but conceded a goal at home but instead of it being a draw and go to extra time,Chelsea won and went to the next round.Thank You for reading.
sorry everyone I made it a mistake for the example one
TemajungMichaelT
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today is the day that Champions League football Lost its beauty
Sambo_Sokheang_2021
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varunnavani
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most happiest people in the world right is Barcelona
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and juventus
varunnavani
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how can you say Barcelona is the happiest for this , when it has favor them so many times
it favours all teams not just us
MiaSanMiaReligion
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today is the day that Champions League football Lost its beauty
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this is an amazing rule change
varunnavani
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Should have done it before 2009 π
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It's not just Chelsea that lost on away goals. Even we lost to Roma on away goals and so did so many other teams