The 2021/22 Europa League semi-finals are upon us and similarly to the Champions League, they will involve notable changes to the rules, which kicked in this season.
In June last year, UEFA took the decision to abolish the away goals rule in the knockout rounds of all the European competitions. This includes Champions League, Europa League and the Conference League.
This new rule was implemented in June last year in all two-legged European ties. The away goals rule was introduced in 1965. The rule stated that all goals scored by the visiting team in both home and away legs would count as double if the aggregate score ended level.
