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Thierry Henry now calls on UEFA to make Champions League rule change which could help Arsenal vs PSG

Billy Meyers
Billy Meyers

Thierry Henry has now called on UEFA to make a rule change – which could help Arsenal.

The Frenchman – record goalscorer for Arsenal with 228 goals in 377 appearances – was🧔 treated to a UEFA Champions League classic in the CBS Sports studio on Wednes🐻day, as Barcelona and Inter Milan played out a thrilling spectacle.

Goals by Marcus Thuramꩵ and Denzel Dumfries put the Italian giants 2-0🍷 up after just 21 minutes, before a Lamine Yamal masterclass got Barcelona back into the tie.

Ultimately, Inter Milan were ꦫfortunate to take 🌊a 3-3 draw back to the San Siro.

However – despite the brilliant entertainment on show – Thierry Henry still had a complaint after the final whistle.

Thierry Henry wants UEFA to reintroduce the away goals rule

𝐆As you may already know, UEFA opted to d🔯itch the rule which meant away goals count for more – should the scoreline be level – back in 2021.

Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

At the time, UEFA Preꦰsident Aleksander Ceferin🐼 said: “The away goals rule has been an intrinsic part of UEFA competitions since it was introduced in 1965.

“However, the question of its abolition has been debated at various UEFA meetings o꧙ver the last few years. Although there was no unanimity of views, many coaches, fans and other football stakeholders have questioned its fairness and have expressed a preference for the rule to𒁏 be abolished.”

Now, Henry – who Martin Odegaard admires – is calling for it to return.

The 47-year-old said: “I know it’s been like that for a very long time and we have to accept it, but off air, I was talking to Jamie and, how can you score three goals away ꧑from home andꦡ not have an advantage? Away goals, for me, were massive.”

Arsenal fans would agree right now

Henry, who recently praised Bukayo Saka, makes a good point, and Arsenal fa𒀰ns will surely be in agreem💦ent.

Of cꦐourse, PSG have an away goal to their name, although Arsenal will be the away side i♏n the second leg, and should the Gunners go 2-0 up in Paris, it would hypothetically leave PSG needing to score two as well to make it 3-2 on aggregate, if the rule still existed.

Ultimately, we doubt UEFA will perform a U-turn years on fromও scrapping the away ♕goal rule in 2021, although if prominent names in football back Henry, anything is possible.