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What a thrilling first matchday in the UEFA’s elite competition, as Juventus and Borussia Dortmund exchanging an incredible eight after the break strikes while Qarabag shocked Benfica with a comeback.

Injury-Time Heroics Seal Unbelievable Tie

The Serbian striker and Lloyd Kelly found the back of the net in added time to complete a stunning recovery for the Turin side, enabling them to secure a eight-goal share of the spoils in a encounter where all eight goals came after the break.

The hosts found themselves down by two goals when the forward scored his second of the match in the fourth minute of injury time and Lloyd Kelly capped the comeback 120 seconds later to take a split of the spoils.

Frenetic After the Break

Post goalless opening 45, Dortmund found the opening goal just after the restart post-interval as the winger rifled a precise effort into the bottom corner from outside the 18-yard box. The Italian team drew level in the 63rd minute through Yildiz, who controlled the ball on the perimeter of the area, steadied himself and guided a excellent effort into the far corner to ignite the Tifosi.

The joy were fleeting, but, as Felix Nmecha restored BVB’s advantage almost instantly later with a crisp one-time finish from range.

The game’s tempo showed little indication of slowing, and at the second half Juventus were tied anew, number seven bursting on to a expertly placed assist to place past Kobel in the opposition net.

The madness carried on in the later stage, when Yan Couto’s powerful shot trickled between Michele Di Gregorio and a woodwork to restore the Germans back in front. BVB were granted a spot-kick late on from full-time, when Lloyd Kelly was penalised for handling with Bensebaini scoring from the 12-yard mark. Late in added time, Vlahovic scored once more from a perfect delivery before assisting for Lloyd Kelly, who nodded in the leveler to round off a second half to never forget.

Shock Result for The Visitors

Benfica squandered an early cushion to fall by a single goal at home to the visitors, with Kashchuk bagging the visiting club’s winner four minutes from the end.

The hosts looked in command when Enzo Barrenechea placed them in front in the sixth minute with a glancing finish from a corner kick and Vangelis Pavlidis struck on the spin to increase the cushion 10 minutes later. Leandro Andrade blasted a one-time shot past Anatoliy Trubin, but, and the away side nearly to tying the game when Kady Borges rattled the upright and the shot-stopper made an excellent stop from the follow-up’s follow-up effort.

The Azerbaijani club were tied early in after the interval when the forward sprinted on to a defence-splitting pass from the playmaker and blasted a first-time effort into the far corner but the visitors were still pushing.

A huge kick forward from the shot-stopper reached the substitute on the edge of the penalty area and he executed a one-two with Abdellah Zoubir before curling a strike past the keeper to stun the Benfica faithful.

Additional Outcomes

• The Belgian champions celebrated a perfect bow in the UCL opening round by beating Eindhoven 3-1 in a feisty Low Countries clash.
• The London club claimed a two-nil victory at the Spanish side.
• Spurs narrowly past the Yellow Submarine by a single goal.
• The Spanish giants came from behind to overcome the French team two-one.