[Football] UEFA scraps away goals rule

[Eeyore]

I don't think it needed changing, although I've long felt that away goals should no longer count after 90 minutes of the second leg. That was the simple solution to one of the problems cited.

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

I don't think it needed changing, although I've long felt that away goals should no longer count after 90 minutes of the second leg. That was the simple solution to one of the problems cited.

The home team would have an advantage in that case, this is currently evened out by the away team going through if they score and draw at end of extra time

 

[peterward]

Away goals adds drama and excitement. Of course they want to get rid of it.

Extra time adds in 3 more Advertising breaks, and a chance to trouser ever more cash

 

[Whitechapel]

Surely if you were going to scrap it then it should have been done last season when some teams weren’t playing at home due to Covid but could still go out on away goals?

 

[Swansman]

Surely if you were going to scrap it then it should have been done last season when some teams weren’t playing at home due to Covid but could still go out on away goals?

Mayhaps but the problem with "should have been done earlier" is always the damn lack of time machines.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Good, it’s a silly rule and home teams are more likely to attack now without the threat of an away goal.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

By far and away the best CL tie I saw this season was Bayern v PSG. Bayern lost the home game 2-3 but won the away game 1=0. Despite being 3-3 overall, PSG obviously went through. No neutral who watched that game didn't want another half hour of it or would have thought it was unfair if they had but were denied it due to this nonsensical rule

Whilst I see the argument about away teams shutting up shop this misses the converse argument that home teams in the 1st leg didn't see 0-0 as a bad result and stopped them going for it.

Glad to see the back of it.