EUFA to discontinue away goals rule

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EUFA to discontinue away goals rule

Post by tamada » June 25, 2021, 8:38 am

UEFA announced on Thursday that the away goals rule will be abolished in European tournament knockout ties from the 2021-22 season.

The rule, which had been in place since 1965, was used to determine a winner when teams were level on aggregate after a two-legged match. The team that had scored more goals as the away side were awarded the victory. But from now, this will be replaced by extra time and penalties.

"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."


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Re: EUFA to discontinue away goals rule

Post by stattointhailand » June 25, 2021, 2:38 pm

Shouldn't make a lot of difference to the Scottish teams as they rarely score at home, let alone away

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Re: EUFA to discontinue away goals rule

Post by tamada » June 25, 2021, 5:49 pm

stattointhailand wrote:
June 25, 2021, 2:38 pm
Shouldn't make a lot of difference to the Scottish teams as they rarely score at home, let alone away
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