Evolution is the most important in football, especially in modern times. The rulebook is in a constant state of flow, and one of the most settled miracles introduced by the legislators was the rule of guest goals.
The rule cannot boast of historical importance that changes the game of, say, the offsid law from the perspective on the field or Bosman’s judgment regarding the power of players to the Thr transfer Market, but visiting goals had the main words in deciding the results in the leading UEFA competitions while was in use.
The rule was rejected in 2021, with UEFA, since it returns to the more traditional method of deciding on the knockout if it ended in drawing after two legs.
The goal of the goal goals meant that the two -foot affair would end up with the draw, a team that scored the most goals away from home over the tie.
In the event of an aggregate draw, visiting goals would eventually join. So, for example, Tottenham progressed in 2019 Champions League Final over Ajax, despite the tie ending 3-3 after 180 minutes. They made progress because they scored three times in Amsterdam in the second leg, after the Netherlands won them 1-0 in northern London.
Bayer Leverkusen reached the Champions League final in 2002 at the detriment of Manchester United is another well-known example now in force, after drawing 2-2 at Old Trafford and drawing 1-1 in Germany.
Only if the competition ended in the draw and both teams achieved achievement same The number of visiting goals would go into additional and, if necessary, penalties.
The rule of guests was introduced quite harmlessly in front of the 1965/66 UEFA Cup Cup Cup, and for the first time he called during the second round of the competition with the Czech Side Dukla Prague and the Hungarian Budapest level to 4-4 after two legs.
Budapest progressed because they scored three goals in Czechoslovakia, unlike Dukla, which only twice scored the Hungarian capital.
The rule, which was introduced in the European Cup in 1967, was brought to encourage teams to attack from home at a time when it was Italian catechio The fever swallowed the continent after Helenio Herrera led Inter to continental triumphs.
The rule survived until 2021, when UEFA announced on the eve of the 2021/22 season that guests guests would no longer be in games for their club competitions. The last time he was applied in the Champions League, he saw Paris Saint-Germain Knocking Bayern Munich In the quarterfinal phase 2020/21.
The rule has long been considered obsolete, and many have welcomed the decision. Explaining why Uefa decided to give up the goals, President Alexander Ceferin admitted that “the fall of the house” was the main reason.
Uefa returned to the basics. No more guest goals counting for double. If a two -legged tie is completed in drawing, it is standard additional time and penalties. That’s it.
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