<p>UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout.</p>.<p>Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals on aggregate over the two matches.</p>.<p>From the 2021-2022 season, if the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs, the tie will be decided by playing two 15-minute periods of extra time at the end of the second leg.</p>.<p>In the event that the teams score the same number of goals or fail to score at all during extra time, a penalty shootout will then be held to decide the winner.</p>.<p><strong>Also read —<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/uefa-refuses-to-light-munichs-allianz-arena-in-rainbow-colours-for-germany-hungary-match-1000160.html" target="_blank"> UEFA refuses to light Munich's Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Germany-Hungary match</a></strong></p>.<p>Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League and Women's Champions League matches will no longer use the away goals rule.</p>.<p>"It is no longer appropriate for an away goal to carry more weight," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.</p>.<p>He said the away goals rule actually discouraged home teams from attacking, especially in the first leg.</p>.<p>"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," Ceferin said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The impact of the rule now runs counter to its original purpose as, in fact, it now dissuades home teams - especially in first legs - from attacking, because they fear conceding a goal that would give their opponents a crucial advantage.</p>.<p>"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."</p>
<p>UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout.</p>.<p>Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals on aggregate over the two matches.</p>.<p>From the 2021-2022 season, if the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs, the tie will be decided by playing two 15-minute periods of extra time at the end of the second leg.</p>.<p>In the event that the teams score the same number of goals or fail to score at all during extra time, a penalty shootout will then be held to decide the winner.</p>.<p><strong>Also read —<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/uefa-refuses-to-light-munichs-allianz-arena-in-rainbow-colours-for-germany-hungary-match-1000160.html" target="_blank"> UEFA refuses to light Munich's Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Germany-Hungary match</a></strong></p>.<p>Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League and Women's Champions League matches will no longer use the away goals rule.</p>.<p>"It is no longer appropriate for an away goal to carry more weight," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.</p>.<p>He said the away goals rule actually discouraged home teams from attacking, especially in the first leg.</p>.<p>"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," Ceferin said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The impact of the rule now runs counter to its original purpose as, in fact, it now dissuades home teams - especially in first legs - from attacking, because they fear conceding a goal that would give their opponents a crucial advantage.</p>.<p>"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."</p>