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Originally Posted by Slava
There's almost no evidence to support that though. 0-0 isn't more common in the first leg. Instead what you're going to see is more games that go to extra time and then penalties to decide who moves on. The fact that the away goals matter so much is part of what adds to the drama; teams that are down aren't just getting to even, they can score and be in a winning position. That's a huge swing!
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That is true, I do love when a team is down by essentially half a goal.
But if you talk to any manager, they will say that the away goals rule coaxes the home team to think about a clean sheet first and goalscoring second. There is a counter-effect as teams play at home not to concede goals.
I would suggest that the away goals rule only counts after extra time. So for example Chelsea beats PSG 2-1 at home but then PSG wins 3-2 at home. By current rules, Chelsea would advance on away goals, but maybe give PSG an extra 30 minutes to win it. Only after extra time do away goals count. This way Slava's half a goal scenario plays out even longer. They do this in the Carabao Cup i think.