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A truly breathtaking first matchday in the Europe’s top club tournament, featuring Juventus and Borussia Dortmund exchanging a remarkable eight after the break strikes as Qarabag shocked Benfica with a comeback.

Stoppage-Time Magic Secure Unbelievable Result

Vlahovic and defender Kelly found the back of the net in stoppage time to orchestrate a memorable comeback for the Italian giants, enabling them to snatch a 4-4 draw in a game where each strike came after the break.

Juventus trailed by two goals when Vlahovic fired in his second of the match in the fourth minute of stoppage time and Kelly sealed the fightback 120 seconds later to earn a portion of the result.

Action-Packed Second Period

After a goalless initial period, the German outfit made the first score just after the restart post-interval as Adeyemi drilled a well-placed effort into the far corner from just outside the penalty area. Juventus pulled one back in the 63rd minute through Kenan Yildiz, who gathered the delivery on the perimeter of the area, set himself and curled a superb effort into the far corner to ignite the Tifosi.

The joy were short-lived, but, as the midfielder restored Dortmund’s edge barely two minutes later with a clinical first-time strike from range.

The game’s tempo showed little indication of slowing down, and in the 68th minute the hosts were tied again, the striker sprinting on to a expertly placed assist to slide past the goalkeeper in the opposition net.

The madness persisted in the 74th minute, when Yan Couto’s low strike trickled between Di Gregorio and a upright to restore the visitors ahead again. BVB were given a penalty late on from the end, when the defender was penalised for handball with the left-back scoring from the 12-yard mark. At the death of injury time, the Serbian struck once more from a well-placed cross before assisting for the defender, who headed in the equaliser to complete a half to cherish.

Upset Win for Qarabag

The Portuguese giants surrendered an early cushion to lose by a single goal at home to the visitors, with the substitute bagging the visiting side’s decisive goal late on from time.

The hosts appeared in command when Barrenechea gave them in front in the early stages with a glancing finish from a set-piece and Vangelis Pavlidis struck on the half-volley to extend the advantage 10 minutes later. Andrade hammered a first-time strike past the goalkeeper, but, and the away side nearly to drawing level when the midfielder hit the upright and Trubin made an excellent denial from Marko Jankovic’s rebound attempt.

The Azerbaijani club were level three minutes halftime when Camilo Durán ran on to a perfect assist from Marko Jankovic and blasted a instant effort into the net but the visitors were far from finished.

A long clearance forward from the Qarabag goalkeeper located Kashchuk outside the area and he executed a one-two with the winger before curling a strike past the goalie to stun the home crowd.

Additional Results

• Union Saint-Gilloise celebrated a dream debut in the UCL opening round by beating the Dutch side by two goals in a intense regional match.
• The London club secured a two-nil win at San Mamés.
• Spurs narrowly past the Spanish outfit by a single goal.
• Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Marseille two-one.