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It was breathtaking first matchday in the Champions League, as Juventus and Borussia Dortmund exchanging eight post-interval goals while Qarabag surprised Benfica with a comeback.

Late Heroics Earn Incredible Draw

The Serbian striker and the English full-back found the back of the net in the dying moments to orchestrate a memorable comeback for Juventus, enabling them to claim a 4-4 tie in a game where all eight goals arrived in the second period.

Juventus found themselves down 4-2 when number nine scored his second of the night in the 94th minute of injury time and Kelly capped the comeback moments later to secure a portion of the result.

Frenetic Second Half

After a quiet opening 45, Dortmund found the opening goal eight minutes following halftime as the winger drilled a accurate strike into the opposite post from just outside the box. Juventus drew level in the 63rd minute through Yildiz, who controlled the pass on the edge of the box, composed himself and bent a excellent strike into the far corner to delight the Tifosi.

The joy were brief, however, as the midfielder gave back the visitors’ edge just moments later with a clinical first-time finish from outside the box.

The action displayed little indication of slowing, and by the 68th minute Juventus were level once more, Vlahovic bursting on to a expertly placed pass to slide past Kobel in BVB’s sticks.

The madness carried on in the 74th minute, when Yan Couto’s driven strike squeezed between the keeper and a woodwork to put Dortmund back in front. BVB were granted a penalty four minutes from time, following Kelly was punished for handball with Ramy Bensebaini scoring from the penalty spot. Deep into added time, number nine netted once more from a perfect cross before turning provider for Kelly, who nodded in the tying goal to round off a half to cherish.

Upset Win for The Azerbaijani Side

The Portuguese giants let slip an early advantage to be defeated 3-2 at the Estadio da Luz to the underdogs, with Oleksiy Kashchuk scoring the Azerbaijani team’s match-winner late on from full-time.

Benfica looked in charge when the midfielder placed them ahead in the early stages with a neat header from a set-piece and Pavlidis shot on the spin to double the advantage 10 minutes later. Leandro Andrade hammered a instant effort past the goalkeeper, however, and Qarabag came close to equalizing when the midfielder struck the woodwork and Trubin made an brilliant save from Jankovic’s second shot.

Qarabag were level early in the second half when the forward sprinted on to a defence-splitting pass from Jankovic and smacked a first-time strike into the bottom corner but Qarabag were far from finished.

An ambitious kick forward from the shot-stopper reached the substitute outside the penalty area and he exchanged a quick pass with Abdellah Zoubir before placing a strike past the keeper to shock the Estadio da Luz.

Additional Scores

• USG made a perfect bow in the tournament group stage by beating Eindhoven 3-1 in a intense regional derby.
• The Gunners claimed a comfortable victory at the Spanish side.
• Tottenham edged past Villarreal 1-0.
• Real Madrid fought back to overcome the French team two-one.