I think VAR is a huge success so far, both decisions were spot on last night and even Barca had a non-penalty overturned on Tuesday.

If VAR had been around in 2005, we'd still be unbeaten.

Yeah, surely got to be the approach tonight - go all out for the away goal, Normally tie over, but with our defence.....

There's a big difference between 'making the away team attack most of the time' and 'making the away team attack more than they would without the away goal rule'. I think the latter phrase is both more realistic and closer to why it was introduced.

There will surely be countless examples, but our game tonight is a very clear one. Me and Niall have discussed the benefit of scoring tonight, and you have implied it too dec.

Saw that about the different view but thought he had touched in and that ref had considered it ball to hand.

As an unbiased ref {cough cough} imo he made the right decision.

I think VAR is a huge success so far, both decisions were spot on last night and even Barca had a non-penalty overturned on Tuesday.

If VAR had been around in 2005, we'd still be unbeaten.

Encouraging the away team to attack was the main thinking behind the introduction of the away goal rule. I'm not sure, but I've a feeling someone here moaned about it, and in giving their reasons why it was no longer justified failed to mention that principle reason for bringing it in. I'd say it still works. City will know they lost because they failed to score an away goal and Tottenham did. There is a big incentive to score an away goal.

If we get one tonight Napoli will need four, so we should be close to safe. It would take a huge balls up to do that. Should we get a goal, Napoli will regret not going for a goal at the Emirates more than they did (despite missing two sitters they didn't attack us that much).

Having said that, I find penalty shoot outs exciting and I'd have thought many people do.

I think it might be stretching it a bit to say that VAR would have allowed us to go on a 15 year unbeaten run

I understand fully why it was introduced. That does not mean that the intention has come to fruition. I think it is a distortion which can cause a team's approach to go either way.

Ballsy team and game plan from Emery

Dare I suggest the added incentive of scoring away due to the away goal rule may have influenced the decision to play both Lacazette and Aubameyang?

I think I called that line up.
Back 5, 2 holding mids, Ramsey instead of Özil and two strikers.

Exactly the team I would have picked. Come on you gooners

Sad state of affairs that these guys are the second best team in Italy.

Credit to us though Dec, comms are pointing out that Juve are the only side to win in Naples this season, and they beat Liverpool and held PSG in the CL.

Credit to us though Dec, comms are pointing out that Juve are the only side to win in Naples this season, and they beat Liverpool and held PSG in the CL.

I'd say our performance in the home leg was one of our best of the season. We played very well. Napoli have been dire though.

I've really enjoyed seeing a disciplined, well organised second half performance with all the players looking like they know what they're supposed to be doing.

I'd say the away goal doesn't succeed in making the away team attack most of the time. Man City took the game to Tottenham for most of the tie. Over the 180 minutes, they were unquestionably the team that attacked more. They went out.

I have two problems with it:

1. There really shouldn't be a reward for scoring the same amount of goals as your opponent.

2. Although it sometimes adds to the excitement it can also kill games in an instant. Tonight's game for example. Say Napoli go in at half time 1-0 up. The tie is beautifully balanced. Say it's still 1-0 with 20 mins left. Tension is building but then Arsenal score and it's all over barring the most unlikely comeback. Worse still is if a team such as Atletico scores an away goal after 5 minutes of the first leg. Cue 175 mins of parking the bus and general shitehousery.

The thinking behind it is admirable and it was probably a very good idea in the days before the back pass rule. But for me it is far too much of a distortion.