Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called the away
goals rule “outdated” and believes it should be modified to reflect modern-day
football.
On Tuesday, Wenger saw his side eliminated at the
Round of 16 stage of the Champions League for the fifth consecutive year,
losing to Monaco on away goals with the aggregate score level at 3-3, Sky
Sports reports.
Last week, Chelsea were knocked out of the
Champions League on away goals after their tie with Paris Saint Germain also
finished level at 3-3.
Wenger has campaigned for the rule to be reformed
in the past and raised the issue as recently as last summer, during a UEFA
coaches meeting in Geneva.
And the Frenchman once again called on UEFA, who
introduced the rule into European competition in 1965, to re-examine it.
He said, “Two (English) teams have gone out on
away goals. That I think should be questioned because it is a rule that is
outdated now. That has to be changed and I have been fighting for that for a
long time.
“Look it should count maybe after extra-time
because this rule has been created in the 60’s to favour teams who attack away
from home. But since then football has changed and with this rule the weight of
the away goal is too big today.”
Wenger is not overly concerned that no English
side has reached the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition but
admits Barcelona look a cut above the rest of the teams still involved.
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