There’s nothing better than extra time and penalties in the Champions League, and any of this year’s quarterfinal ties could require some bonus soccer. Here’s how it works.
Champions League overtime rules: How extra time, away goals and penalties work
Since there must be a winner at the end each Champions league knockout round matchup, here’s how a winner is determined if the two sides finish tied.
In Champions League knockout ties, there are two 90-minute matches, with away goals used as the first tiebreaker. If the two teams are tied on both aggregate score and away goals, they head to extra time.
Extra time is broken into two 15-minute halves, with no golden goal rule in effect. That means the two teams can score as many goals as they want during the half hour of extra play. If the two teams score equal number of goals during the extra time, the away team will advance using the away goal tiebreaker. If the two teams fail to score any goals, the match will be decided via penalty kicks.
Penalties are best of five, and are won when one team is unable to mathematically defeat the other team within the five rounds of kicks. If the two teams are tied after five rounds, they go to sudden death, where the two sides teach take a penalty until one team scores and the other fails to score in the same round.
Only players who are on the pitch at the end of extra time are eligible to participate in penalty kicks.
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