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    Jonathan WILSON

    Aug 06, 2021 3 minutes

    Good riddance to the away goals rule

    he news that the away goals rule will not be used in UEFA competition from this season brought a flurry of gloomy prognostication. The game will be ruined, the naysayers insist. Away teams, disincentivised, will sit deep, especially in the first leg, knowing that a 0-0 draw is a great result because in the second leg they will potentially have an additional half hour of extra-time in front of their own fans in which to force a

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