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bluecityblue wrote:We've just witnessed two of the greatest most remarkable Champions League fixtures ever. Away goals are the reason.
Fri May 10, 2019 8:25 pm
bluecityblue wrote:We've just witnessed two of the greatest most remarkable Champions League fixtures ever. Away goals are the reason.
Sat May 11, 2019 2:32 pm
RV Casual wrote:For or against? Just for a discussion.
Can see the positive reasons of it just wondering whether people agree with the concept these days or would you rather see/think it's more fair for games like the Spurs/Ajax match to go to extra time and penalties.
Sat May 11, 2019 9:09 pm
RV Casual wrote:bluecityblue wrote:We've just witnessed two of the greatest most remarkable Champions League fixtures ever. Away goals are the reason.
Not sure about that. There were no away goals in the Liverpool/Barcelona tie in either legs so don't see how you can say that. Sure you could argue Liverpool played more offensively in the first leg with the opportunity of getting the away goal but its swings and roundabouts as it only really works for the first leg as if the home team in leg 1 gets a comfortable lead and doesn't concede an away goal in the first leg parking the bus would be the thing to do in leg 2, what we witnessed Tuesday was a one in a million really.
I'm indifferent about it in the main but when I looked at it from an Ajax angle yesterday I thought they went away from home in leg 1, won the game and didn't concede, then lost 3-2 at home and go out. Is that really fair? Not sure. It's one of those things I suppose. I understand why they brought it in and everyone knows the rules at the start.
Iv changed my mind on it a few times today and probably still will, from a fan point of view its exciting but from playing point of view its a shit way to go.
Sat May 11, 2019 10:15 pm
bluecityblue wrote:RV Casual wrote:bluecityblue wrote:We've just witnessed two of the greatest most remarkable Champions League fixtures ever. Away goals are the reason.
Not sure about that. There were no away goals in the Liverpool/Barcelona tie in either legs so don't see how you can say that. Sure you could argue Liverpool played more offensively in the first leg with the opportunity of getting the away goal but its swings and roundabouts as it only really works for the first leg as if the home team in leg 1 gets a comfortable lead and doesn't concede an away goal in the first leg parking the bus would be the thing to do in leg 2, what we witnessed Tuesday was a one in a million really.
I'm indifferent about it in the main but when I looked at it from an Ajax angle yesterday I thought they went away from home in leg 1, won the game and didn't concede, then lost 3-2 at home and go out. Is that really fair? Not sure. It's one of those things I suppose. I understand why they brought it in and everyone knows the rules at the start.
Iv changed my mind on it a few times today and probably still will, from a fan point of view its exciting but from playing point of view its a shit way to go.
The fact Liverpool didn't score away meant they HAD to win 4-0 to qualify. If Barca had scored at Anfield it was game over. So for me the whole drama of the second leg was down to away goals, despite there not being any at all.
I agree about your point of Ajax winning away yet going out but Spurs scored 3 at Ajax whereas Ajax only scored 1 at Spurs.