The Europa League has reached its quarter final stages following its return from the coronavirus break, with two British clubs remaining in the competition. Manchester United finally got the better of FC Copenhagen on Monday , with Wolves hoping to follow with their clash against Sevilla tonight.
Usually, all Europa League knockout ties are contested over two legs, which brings the often dramatic, and sometimes controversial away goals rule into play. However, things are a little different given the time constraints for the final rounds this year. All fixtures from the quarter-final onwards are being played over one leg, with 30 minutes of extra time and a penalty shoot out used to decide the winner on the night. Obviously, this would cause some consternation if teams were playing at their home stadiums, even if matches were taking place behind closed doors.
This means that the final three rounds can all be squeezed into a fortnight — with the quarter finals taking place August, the semi-finals from August and the final on Friday 21 August. Instead, in every one of the two-legged knockout rounds up to the final, if the sides are level on goals after minutes, the team which has scored more goals away from home qualifies for the next round.
So, if the two legs have ended in a draw and a draw — leaving the sides level on — the side to progress will be the away team in the game which finished If the teams have scored an equal number of away goals, then the match continues into a period of extra-time comprising two minute halves. During extra-time, away goals count in exactly the same way — so if both sides have scored the same number of goals in the half-hour, the away team will progress.
For matches played under the knockout system, if the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team which scores more away goals qualifies for the next stage.
This article is more than 4 months old. Rule has been part of Uefa competitions since Ceferin says rule is unfair and no longer appropriate. Paul MacInnes. Thu 24 Jun The Question: is the away-goals rule counterproductive? Jonathan Wilson. Read more. The away goals rule has been scrapped from all UEFA competitions from the start of next season, European football's governing body announced Thursday. The men's and women's Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League will all do away with the rule, which has been a mainstay of European competition since the mids, in time for the qualifying rounds of this season's competitions.
First introduced in the European Cup Winners' Cup as a means of separating teams over two legs in the event of an aggregate draw, the away-goal rule meant that the team that had scored more goals on the road would advance to the next round of the competition.
Initially it was viewed as a way to insure against costly replays at neutral venues as well as to reflect the greater challenges faced by teams travelling across the continent in an era where pitch quality, tactics and travel conditions made it all the harder to win on the road. Those circumstances have changed significantly with UEFA noting that since the mids the proportion of games won by the away side had risen from 19 percent to 30 percent.
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