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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5561069, member: 405"] I actually like it better. With the old format, the away goals rule used to be huge, and forced teams to try to score on the road, not just play for a goalless draw. But the old format got stale for me, because it seemed like the same teams played each other in the group stage year after year. Now, instead of playing only 3 teams home-and-away, you get to play 7 different teams in the "League Phase". You aren't sure if one game will be critical or not to advancing. I used to really like the away goals rule, but the variety of opponents makes this phase more interesting to me. [/QUOTE]