The second legs of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 are this week and next, and now is when this season's rule change definitively comes into play. UEFA abolished the away-goals tiebreaker before this season, so if the game is level on aggregate after 90 minutes of the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played, then penalties if necessary.
As one example of how this change affects strategy for teams and betting, PSG beat Real Madrid 1-0 in last month's first leg in Paris. Previously, a 2-1 second-leg loss in Madrid would have been enough to get PSG through on away goals. Now that result would send a game to extra time, so PSG would be incentivized to press for an equalizer in the second leg.
With all that in mind, let's get to this week's games.
Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.
