UCL 2025-26: Juventus holds Borussia Dortmund to draw with Last-Gasp Fightback in Eight-goal Epic

Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly scored in stopping time to inspire a dramatic Juventus discharge while it insured a 4-4 draw at Borussia Dortmund at home in his UEFA Champions League 2025-26 opener on Tuesday, with all eight goals after the break.

The host was 4-2 behind when replacement Vlahovic grabbed his second of the night in the fourth minute of the stopping time, before he set up Kelly two minutes later to secure a point.

Man-of-the-match Vlahovic, who came just before the hour, was disappointed that he had not completed his hat trick.

«To prove yourself, you always need hungry. I am never satisfied and tonight I wanted a third goal. The most important thing is that we will not be lost, so we keep going,» he said Sky Sports.

The first half gave little indication of the drama to follow, where Juventus came closest when the bent strike by Khephren Thuram forced a sharp rescue of Dortmund -goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

A story of two halves

Dortmund found the breakthrough eight minutes after the restart when Karim Adeyemi shot a precise shot in the far corner from just outside the box.

It almost doubled his lead when Serhou Guirassy was refused by a reflex stop by Juventus keeper Michele di Gregorio.

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The host traveled on the 63rd minute through Kenan Yildiz, who collected the ball on the edge of the area, stabiled himself and bowed a fantastic shot in the far corner to ignite the Juventus fans.

However, the parties were short -lived, because Felix Nmecha restored Dortmund’s advantage barely two minutes later with a fresh first finish from distance.

The pace of the game did not show any signs of delay, and by the 68th minute Juventus was again level, Vlahovic racing on a perfectly weighted pass to lock Kobel.

The frenzy took place in the 74th minute, when the low strike of Yan Couto wriggled between Di Gregorio and the pole to place Dortmund in front.

The visitor received a penalty four minutes after a while after Kelly was punished for handball, with Ramy Bensebaini converting himself from the spot.

Juve launched a last ditch offensive and deep in the stop time, Vlahovic hit a well -placed cross before he became a provider for Kelly, who went into the equalizer.

A long VAR assessment for a possible offside kept the parties up before the Allianz Stadium broke out as the equal goal was confirmed.

Published on September 17, 2025