The away goals rule is a simple concept, but its application varies from competition to competition.
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Fortunately, the rule is enforced straightforwardly in Uefa’s major competitions.
If two clubs are tied on aggregate after 180 minutes of football in the Champions League and Europa League competitions, the team that has scored the greater proportion of its goals away from home advances.
Manchester City, for example, was ousted from the Champions League this season after drawing 6-6 on aggregate with Monaco.
After 180 minutes of football, if both sides have scored the same amount of goals at home and away, the result cannot be determined using the away goals rule. A conventional 30-minute period of extra time is played.
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Yes. Away goals are still counted in periods of extra time in both the Champions League and the Europa League.
If the visiting side takes the lead in extra time due to the away goals rule, the hosts must score twice to advance.
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chelsea in the 2014/15 Champions League on away goals in extra time.
Jose Mourinho’s side had taken a 3-2 aggregate lead thanks to Eden Hazard’s 96th-minute penalty, but David Luiz’s header 18 minutes later pushed the visitors through on away goals.


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