The Champions League matches will return, starting from Tuesday evening, with the matches of the final price, coinciding with the abolition of a legal rule that has been in place since 1965.
French Paris Saint-Germain will face its Spanish guest, Real Madrid, while Manchester City will travel to face Sporting Portugal in the first match of the final price.
The two matches will be the date for a new amendment that includes canceling the rule of calculating the goal with two goals for the visiting teams, in the event of a tie in the home and away matches.
Starting from today, the teams will have to guarantee victory by any difference without preference for goals scored outside the rules, and in the event of a tie, an additional two games will be resorted to, then penalty kicks.
And the European Football Association “UEFA” (UEFA) took the decision to cancel the rule of calculating the goal with two goals for visiting teams last June, and justified this step by seeking to encourage offensive play, and avoiding the defensive methods that some teams resort to in order to avoid receiving goals above their field or to defend an advantage The goal scored in the first leg.
The decision also came in response to the criticisms faced by the rule, as it was considered unfair to the teams that are forced to play additional games away from home, which gives an advantage to the hosting teams that benefit from the ground workers and the public.
European Football Association President Aleksander Ceferin said in previous statements that canceling the rule of calculating the goal with two goals outside the rules will push the teams to more offensive play and abandon the defensive reservation.
It is noteworthy that the first leg of the final price matches will be held during the current week and next week, while the return matches will take place between 8 and 16 March next.