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It was breathtaking first matchday in the Europe’s top club tournament, with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund splitting a remarkable eight post-interval goals while Qarabag stunned Benfica in a turnaround.

Injury-Time Heroics Seal Unbelievable Result

Dusan Vlahovic and defender Kelly found the back of the net in stoppage time to inspire a stunning escape for the Turin side, helping them claim a four-all draw in a encounter where each strike were scored post-half-time.

The home side found themselves down 4-2 when the forward scored his double of the evening in the final moments of added time and Kelly completed the fightback two minutes later to take a split of the result.

Fast-Paced Second Half

After a quiet first half, Dortmund made the breakthrough in the 53rd minute post-interval as the winger blasted a accurate strike into the bottom corner from just outside the penalty area. Juventus pulled one back in the 63rd minute through Kenan Yildiz, who collected the delivery on the fringe of the danger zone, composed himself and curled a superb shot into the far corner to delight the Tifosi.

The joy were short-lived, but, as Nmecha reclaimed Dortmund’s edge almost instantly later with a clinical one-time shot from range.

The action exhibited little indication of slowing, and by the 68th minute the Bianconeri were tied again, Vlahovic racing on to a expertly placed pass to place past Gregor Kobel in the opposition net.

The frenzy continued in the 74th minute, when the wing-back’s driven strike squeezed between Michele Di Gregorio and a post to restore the Germans ahead again. Dortmund were awarded a PK late on from full-time, following the defender was called for handling with the left-back scoring from the penalty spot. Late in added time, Vlahovic struck once more from a perfect ball before assisting for the defender, who nodded in the equaliser to complete a period to cherish.

Shock Victory for Qarabag

Benfica surrendered an two-goal cushion to fall 3-2 at the Estadio da Luz to Qarabag, with Kashchuk bagging the visiting side’s winner late on from time.

The Portuguese appeared in command when Barrenechea placed them ahead in the early stages with a neat header from a corner and the striker fired on the turn to double the advantage 10 minutes later. Leandro Andrade hammered a first-time effort past Trubin, but, and the visitors came close to drawing level when Kady Borges hit the woodwork and Trubin made an excellent stop from Marko Jankovic’s second shot.

Qarabag were level just after halftime when Camilo Durán sprinted on to a incisive assist from Marko Jankovic and blasted a instant effort into the net but the underdogs were still pushing.

A huge kick forward from the Qarabag goalkeeper found Kashchuk on the edge of the penalty area and he played a quick pass with Abdellah Zoubir before stroking a strike past the keeper to stun the Benfica faithful.

Further Outcomes

• USG made a perfect first appearance in the UCL league phase by shocking PSV by two goals in a spirited regional match.
• Arsenal secured a two-nil win at San Mamés.
• Tottenham edged past the Yellow Submarine one-zero.
• Real Madrid fought back to defeat the French team 2-1.