In the event that the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to golden goal extra time and then penalties if the teams could not be separated after extra time.
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was announced on 17 December 1997 and 20 March 1998.
[1][2] UEFA reported that the final would be played at Amsterdam Arena.
[3] The quarter-final between German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund marked the first meeting of two teams from the same country in the Champions League (including the European Cup era, the first game between teams from the same country occurred in 1958–59).
With Bayer Leverkusen also having qualified, it marked the first time three clubs from the same nation played in the knockout phase.