Allegri: We must not concede

Milan - The away goals rule was originally introduced into European football to encourage visiting teams to attack, yet Massimiliano Allegri's comments on Monday suggested it has become counter-productive.

The Juventus coach said that his team's priority at home to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday would be not to concede, suggesting that the rule makes home teams cautious as much as encouraging away teams to attack.

"Playing at home, it is fundamental that we don't concede," the phlegmatic coach told reporters ahead of the first leg of the last 16 tie. "But it's going to be difficult because they score a lot of goals.