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What a breathtaking opening night in the Europe’s top club tournament, with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund exchanging a remarkable eight after the break scores while Qarabag surprised Benfica with a comeback.

Stoppage-Time Heroics Secure Astonishing Tie

Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly found the back of the net in the dying moments to inspire a dramatic recovery for the Turin side, helping them claim a 4-4 tie in a game where every one of the goals were scored post-half-time.

Juventus trailed 4-2 when the forward struck his double of the evening in the final moments of added time and Kelly sealed the recovery moments later to earn a split of the spoils.

Action-Packed Second Period

Post quiet opening 45, the German outfit found the opening goal just after the restart post-interval as Karim Adeyemi blasted a well-placed shot into the opposite post from just outside the 18-yard box. The hosts pulled one back in the 63rd minute through Yildiz, who gathered the delivery on the fringe of the area, steadied himself and bent a superb effort into the far corner to delight the Tifosi.

The excitement were brief, though, as Felix Nmecha restored BVB’s advantage almost instantly later with a clinical one-time finish from distance.

The game’s tempo exhibited little indication of slowing down, and in the 68th minute the Bianconeri were back on terms again, number seven sprinting on to a beautifully timed through ball to slot past the goalkeeper in the opposition net.

The frenzy continued in the 74th minute, when Yan Couto’s driven strike trickled between the keeper and a upright to place Dortmund into the lead. Dortmund were granted a penalty with four minutes from full-time, when Kelly was penalised for handball with Ramy Bensebaini scoring from the spot. Late in stoppage time, Vlahovic netted once more from a well-placed ball before turning provider for Lloyd Kelly, who headed in the tying goal to round off a period to remember.

Shock Win for Qarabag

The hosts surrendered an early cushion to fall 3-2 at home to the visitors, with the substitute bagging the Azerbaijani club’s match-winner late on from the end.

Benfica seemed in charge when Barrenechea placed them ahead in the early stages with a deflected finish from a corner kick and the striker fired on the turn to increase the lead 10 minutes later. Andrade blasted a instant shot past the goalkeeper, however, and the away side came close to equalizing when Borges rattled the upright and the shot-stopper made an excellent denial from Marko Jankovic’s follow-up effort.

The visitors were level three minutes halftime when the forward sprinted on to a incisive through ball from the playmaker and blasted a one-time effort into the bottom corner but the underdogs were still pushing.

A huge punt forward from the shot-stopper located Oleksiy Kashchuk just outside the box and he played a quick pass with Abdellah Zoubir before curling a strike past the goalie to shock the home crowd.

Further Results

• The Belgian champions celebrated a dream bow in the UCL opening round by shocking Eindhoven 3-1 in a feisty Benelux match.
• The London club secured a two-nil victory at Athletic Bilbao.
• Tottenham squeaked past the Yellow Submarine by a single goal.
• Los Blancos came from behind to defeat Marseille 2-1.