The match in Turin turned into a goal-filled thriller, ending in a remarkable 4-4 draw between Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund. Despite scoring eight goals combined, neither team could claim victory.
Borussia Dortmund appeared unlucky, as they were on the verge of a 4-2 win but conceded two late goals in injury time, leveling the score. Dortmund held a 4-2 lead until the 94th minute, with the equalizer and the final goal coming in the 94th and 96th minutes respectively.
Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly were Juventus’ heroes, rescuing the team in stoppage time. Vlahovic, who had been linked with a possible transfer, came off the bench in the 60th minute and turned the match around with two crucial goals and an assist. His late heroics saved Juventus from what seemed a certain defeat.
This 4-4 draw marked only the seventh occasion in Champions League history where Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund scored at least four goals each.
Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund, 4-4
Interestingly, the first half ended goalless despite the high-scoring final result. Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute with a left-footed strike. Juventus responded in the 63rd minute through Kenan Yildiz, only for Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha to restore their lead less than a minute later, assisted by Adeyemi.
The back-and-forth continued as Vlahovic leveled the score again in the 67th minute, assisted by Yildiz. Dortmund struck back through Ian Couto in the 74th minute and then increased their lead to 4-2 after Remi Bensebaini converted a penalty following a Lloyd Kelly handball in the 86th minute.
However, Juventus fought back fiercely in stoppage time. In the 93rd minute, Vlahovic scored a direct finish from Pierre Kalulu’s cross to reduce the deficit, and then Kelly completed the comeback with a goal from a right-footed cross in the 96th minute, securing the Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund 4-4 draw.
In this season’s new Champions League format, the top eight teams from the group stage will advance directly to the round of 16, while the next 16 will enter a two-legged playoff for the remaining spots in the knockout stage.
