| At 3 o'clock in the morning, I was eager to wake up | | | | What is an Away-Goals Rule? |
| and couldn't bear to miss the Uefa Champions League | | | | The away-goals rule applies for two-legged ties in the |
| semi-final between Manchester United and Arsenal. In | | | | knockout rounds like quarter-finals and semi-finals. In |
| the 2nd leg, Arsenal attacked tremendously well for | | | | the event that both teams drew over two legs, the |
| the first 10 minutes but demoralised after United | | | | away team that scored more goals away from home |
| scored the first goal courtesy of Ji Sung Park. I then | | | | goes through. So for example, if Manchester United |
| began to ponder, what if there wasn't an away goals | | | | drew against Arsenal 0 - 0 in the first leg at home, |
| rule, would Arsenal have continued attacking with | | | | and drew again 2 - 2 in the second leg away from |
| confidence and no hesitation for the remaining 80 | | | | home. Then by the away goals rule, Manchester |
| minutes plus stoppages? For both legs, the Skysports | | | | United are victorious over two legs and should go |
| TV presenter Richard Keys raised a very important | | | | through. |
| question; should Uefa abandon the away-goals rule? | | | | |