There's no error. Often leagues use goal difference but the Champions League is not a League - its a Cup. T11 uses the same rules as UEFA CL (as far as possible ie no country coefficient etc) - effectively when 2 teams are tied the head to head is treated the same as if they played a 2 leg cup tie.
Library - Regulations – UEFA.org
Article 7Afaik this was introduced to avoid the corruption/fixing/unfairness that sometimes happened - buying a big win from an eliminated team no longer has an effect
The new ones for the next cycle are out and look the same - but its now Article 17.