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It was dramatic opening night in the Europe’s top club tournament, featuring Juventus and Borussia Dortmund sharing eight post-interval goals as Qarabag surprised Benfica with a comeback.

Late Magic Seal Astonishing Tie

Vlahovic and the English full-back scored in stoppage time to orchestrate a memorable recovery for the Italian giants, enabling them to snatch a eight-goal draw in a game where all eight goals came in the second period.

The hosts found themselves down 4-2 when number nine fired in his brace of the match in the final moments of stoppage time and the defender sealed the comeback two minutes later to take a split of the points.

Action-Packed After the Break

Post quiet first half, BVB made the first score just after the restart after the restart as Karim Adeyemi blasted a accurate shot into the far corner from just outside the box. The Italian team drew level in the second half through Kenan Yildiz, who controlled the ball on the edge of the box, composed himself and curled a magnificent effort into the far corner to electrify the home support.

The excitement were short-lived, though, as the midfielder reclaimed BVB’s advantage almost instantly later with a crisp first-time shot from distance.

The action displayed not a hint of slowing down, and in the 68th minute the hosts were back on terms once more, Vlahovic bursting on to a perfectly weighted assist to slide past Kobel in Dortmund’s goal.

The excitement continued in the 74th minute, when Yan Couto’s powerful shot squeezed between Di Gregorio and a post to restore Dortmund ahead again. The visitors were awarded a PK late on from full-time, after the defender was called for handling with the left-back netting from the penalty spot. At the death of added time, Vlahovic scored a second from a well-placed cross before turning provider for the defender, who guided in the tying goal to cap a period to never forget.

Shock Result for Qarabag

The hosts squandered an two-goal advantage to be defeated 3-2 at their stadium to Qarabag, with Kashchuk bagging the visiting club’s winner four minutes from the end.

Benfica seemed in control when Enzo Barrenechea put them ahead in the sixth minute with a deflected header from a corner kick and the striker struck on the spin to increase the advantage 10 minutes later. Andrade hammered a one-time shot past Trubin, however, and the visitors almost to tying the game when Kady Borges rattled the upright and the keeper made an excellent stop from Marko Jankovic’s rebound attempt.

Qarabag were tied just after halftime when Durán ran on to a defence-splitting through ball from Marko Jankovic and drilled a instant shot into the bottom corner but the underdogs were still pushing.

A long punt ahead from the keeper reached Kashchuk just outside the box and he played a one-two with the winger before placing a effort past Trubin to stun the home crowd.

Further Scores

• The Belgian champions made a perfect debut in the tournament group stage by shocking the Dutch side three-one in a feisty Benelux clash.
• Arsenal won a two-nil victory at the Spanish side.
• The North Londoners edged past the Yellow Submarine 1-0.
• The Spanish giants came from behind to defeat the French team two-one.