on aggregate

idiom

British, sports
: with the scores of a series of matches added together
Our team won the same number of matches, but their team scored more goals so they won on aggregate.

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Lookman, who came on as a half-time substitute as Atalanta trailed 0-3 in the game to Club Brugge and 1-5 on aggregate, scored within a minute of his introduction but saw his penalty saved by Simon Mignolet in the 61st minute with no further goals in the tie. Colin Millar, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 In Lisbon on Tuesday, however, the Portuguese outfit managed to see off its French opposition with a thrilling 3-3 draw that resulted in a 4-3 win on aggregate overall. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 At 1-0 up and 3-0 on aggregate, Fabian Schar, one of those centre-halves, was sliding in on Declan Rice just outside the Arsenal area, intercepting a panic-stations pass from David Raya and feeding Anthony Gordon, who scored. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 In their last outing, Los Ticos fought Panama to a 2-2 draw in the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-finals, only to fall 3-2 on aggregate. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on aggregate

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