Bortemålsregelen was introduced in 1965 for use in the then cup winners ‘ cup. After each was introduced in all Uefa club tournaments.

the Rule means that if the aggregate ends in a draw in tournaments with home and away game, goes to the team with the most goals away from home furthermore. It should encourage the team to play less defensively away from home and also causes it to more to before a match must be decided in the penalty shootout.

In recent years more and more people have expressed themselves critical to the rule. During a gathering for a european elitetrenere in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon last fall took trenernavn as Carlo Ancelotti, José ^ the academic degree awarded, Arsene Wenger and Thomas Tuchel called for to abolish bortemålsregelen.

– the Trainers believe that it is not as difficult to score away from home as before, and they believe that we should look closer at the rule. What we’re going to do, ” said Uefa deputy secretary general Giorgia Marchetti.

He said that the coaches drew up that even if the rule encourages the away team to attack more, making it at the same time hjemmelagene more defensive because the value of keeping a clean sheet at home is so great.

It is unlikely that the UEFA board of directors Wednesday adopts a final decision, but one can move a step closer to winding up of the bortemålsregelen. the