It’s a small revolution, the end of a rule introduced in 1965. UEFA announced in a press release the removal from this summer for all competitions between clubs of the advantage linked to away goals in a confrontation round trip. In other words, in the event of a 5-1 victory after a 4-0 defeat in the Champions League or Europa League finals, it will be necessary to go through extra time, or even penalties.
Since the mid-1970s, there has been a clear trend towards narrowing the gap between home and away wins (from 61% -19% to 47% -30%) and the number of goals per match. at home and away (2.02-0.95 to 1.58-1.15) in men’s competitions.
– UEFA 🇫🇷 (@UEFAcom_fr) June 24, 2021
This reform was regularly mentioned, and was again put on the table after the abortive launch of the Super League by the biggest European clubs. To justify this decision, UEFA recalled in particular that “since the mid-1970s, there has been a clear trend towards reducing the gap between victories at home, 61% (-19%), and at home. away, 47% (-30%), and the number of goals per game at home, 2.02 (-0.95), and away, 1.58 (-1.15) in men’s competitions. “
Good on the other hand, at 6-1 that will not change anything, sorry the Parisians …