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Joe Doyle

UEFA to implement major rule change that could affect Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United and Tottenham

UEFA will reportedly be making a change to the away goals rule from next season.

Under new regulations set to be announced this week, away goals will no longer count from the start of extra time.

This would mean each side only benefits from the away goals rule for 90 minutes each - any scored in extra-time would have no advantage for the visiting team.

According to The Sun, the proposal has been backed by Europe's top clubs, who will vote on the idea on Friday during UEFA's competitions committee. However, a plan to scrap away goals entirely has been rejected.

UEFA are said to be ready to implement the change from next season after the increased scrutiny on the away goals rule following a number of games being played on neutral venues.

Arsenal and Chelsea have both seen full ties played away from clubs' home grounds, as have the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.

UEFA are also said to be pushing ahead with plans to increase the amount of matches in the Champions League from 125 per season to 225.

This would be undertaken by increasing the amount of teams in the competition to 36, playing an opening phase of ten matches in one league with a seeding system ensuring teams faced "fair" opposition.

After the first ten games, the top eight teams will reach the last 16, with home and away play-off games deciding the other eight teams.

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