The purpose of the away goal rule was to encourage teams to attack when playing away from home. However, Henry argues that it now has the opposite effect. He believes that teams are hesitant to attack because they fear conceding a goal that would give their opponents an advantage. This is especially true in the first leg of a match.

After the recent Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona, Henry felt that it would be unfair not to give Inter a slight advantage. Inter scored three goals away from home, but still do not have an advantage in the tie. Henry questioned how a team can score three goals away from home and not have an advantage.

Inter will face Barcelona at the San Siro Stadium next week without the away goal advantage. The last time these two teams met at the Italian ground, Inter won 1-0 in 2022. The outcome of the match will be decided based on the overall score, rather than the away goal rule.