The rules of the Champions League knockout match have been changed: the away goal advantage has been eliminated, and the victory or defeat will be decided in overtime and penalty shootout

The Champions League, the highest honor of European football, is about to usher in a major reform. According to the official announcement of UEFA, from the 2024-25 season, the Champions League will be expanded to 36 teams, and each team will compare with the current group match in the preliminary stage of the main match

The Champions League, the highest honor of European football, is about to usher in a major reform. According to the official announcement of UEFA, from the 2024-25 season, the Champions League will be expanded to 36 teams, and each team will participate in four more matches in the preliminary stage than the current group match. This means that each team will face more opponents and have more opportunities to advance to the knockout stages.

In order to increase the importance of the league ranking and prevent some teams from dropping out of the competition in advance, UEFA has also made corresponding adjustments to the knockout rounds. In the knockout phase, the teams ranked 9-16 will participate in the draw of the play off as seed teams, and the teams after 24 will be eliminated and will not continue to participate in the Europa League. Therefore, Seville will not win the Europa League in a row.

After the play off, the top 8 teams in the league will participate in the draw of the last 16 as seed teams. At the same time, the first and second teams in the league will be allocated to two different semi regions as the first seed and the second seed. The draw for the top 8 of the Champions League was also cancelled, and only one draw for the knockout round was held.

In this way, the special rule of away goal advantage is cancelled. If the home and away rounds of both sides are still tied, the away goal will not be counted, and the extra time will be entered directly. The extra time also does not count the away goal. If the winner still cannot be determined after 120 minutes, it will enter the penalty shoot out.

These changes have an important impact on Europe's top clubs and fans. On the one hand, they can increase the suspense and excitement of the game, making every game important; On the other hand, they can also promote more confrontation and competition between clubs and countries.

It is reported that after the comparative test under the new and old rules, the data under the new and old rules are as follows:

It can be seen from the table that under the new rules, the impact of home goals on the game is reduced, while the impact of away goals on the game is increased. This also means that the away team will have more motivation to attack.

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