In the knockout stage of the Champions League (including the final), except for the championship battle, the single-game tie-breaker system is adopted, and the rest are two-turn knockout rounds for home and away. Champions League qualifiers are divided into preliminaries, first round qualifiers, second round qualifiers and third round qualifiers.
The preliminary round is a single defeat and elimination system, and the three rounds of qualifying are mainly two rounds away. The team with more goals is qualified for the next round. 10 teams that won the third qualifying round will enter the Champions League play-offs, and 6 teams that won the play-offs (4 in Champion Road and 2 in League Road) will participate in the Champions League group stage together with 26 teams that automatically advanced.
1. knockout
The Champions League knockout means that after the group stage, the top two players in the group advance to the Champions League knockout 16. In the knockout stage, the team will play two rounds, home and away.
2. Total score rule
In the knockout stage of the Champions League, the team's promotion will be decided according to the total score of the two rounds. The total score refers to the sum of two rounds of scores. If the two teams have the same total score, they will be promoted according to the number of away goals. Teams with more away goals advance to the next round.
3. Rule of away goal
In the Champions League knockout, the number of away goals is very important. If the two teams have the same total score, they will be promoted according to the number of away goals. Teams with more away goals advance to the next round. If the total score of the two teams is the same as the number of goals scored away from home, overtime and penalty shootout will be held to decide the promotion.
4. Overtime and penalty shootout
If the total score is the same as the number of goals scored away from home after two rounds, overtime will be played. Overtime is divided into two halves of 15 minutes. If there is still no winner after overtime, there will be a penalty shootout. The penalty shootout is that teams take turns to take penalties until one team scores more points than the other.
Summary:
In the knockout stage of the Champions League, the team will play two rounds. The promotion will be decided according to the total score and the number of away goals, and the team with more away goals will be promoted. If the total score is the same as the number of goals scored away from home, there will be overtime and penalty shootout to decide the outcome. This rule ensures the fairness and suspense of the game and makes the knockout stage more exciting.