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A truly thrilling opening night in the Champions League, with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund splitting eight post-interval scores as Qarabag surprised Benfica in a turnaround.

Late Drama Earn Unbelievable Result

The Serbian striker and Lloyd Kelly netted in added time to inspire a dramatic comeback for the Italian giants, enabling them to secure a four-all draw in a match where each strike came after the break.

The home side trailed 4-2 when the forward fired in his second of the evening in the 94th minute of injury time and Lloyd Kelly sealed the comeback 120 seconds later to secure a split of the points.

Fast-Paced After the Break

Following a goalless opening 45, the German outfit found the breakthrough just after the restart post-interval as Karim Adeyemi drilled a well-placed strike into the far corner from outside the box. The hosts drew level in the 63rd minute through the young talent, who controlled the pass on the fringe of the area, steadied himself and guided a excellent strike into the far corner to electrify the home support.

The celebrations were brief, but, as Nmecha restored BVB’s edge just moments later with a clinical instant shot from range.

The action exhibited little indication of letting up, and in the 68th minute the hosts were back on terms anew, the striker racing on to a beautifully timed through ball to place past Kobel in BVB’s sticks.

The excitement continued in the later stage, when Yan Couto’s driven effort trickled between Michele Di Gregorio and a woodwork to put the Germans into the lead. BVB were granted a spot-kick late on from the end, when Kelly was called for handball with Ramy Bensebaini converting from the spot. Deep into injury time, Vlahovic netted once more from a well-placed cross before setting up for Kelly, who guided in the leveler to round off a second half to remember.

Shock Win for Qarabag

Benfica let slip an early advantage to be defeated three-two at their stadium to the visitors, with Oleksiy Kashchuk netting the Azerbaijani team’s winner with four minutes from the end.

The Portuguese appeared in charge when Barrenechea put them in front in the early stages with a deflected header from a corner and the striker struck on the spin to increase the cushion soon after later. the attacker hammered a one-time strike past the goalkeeper, though, and the away side nearly to equalizing when Kady Borges rattled the woodwork and the keeper made an superb stop from the follow-up’s follow-up effort.

The visitors were tied three minutes after the interval when Durán ran on to a defence-splitting assist from the playmaker and blasted a instant effort into the far corner but Qarabag were far from finished.

A long clearance upfield from the shot-stopper reached Oleksiy Kashchuk on the edge of the area and he executed a quick pass with the winger before stroking a strike past the keeper to stun the home crowd.

Additional Results

• The Belgian champions made a dream first appearance in the UCL opening round by shocking Eindhoven by two goals in a feisty regional derby.
• The London club claimed a comfortable result at Athletic Bilbao.
• Spurs narrowly past the Spanish outfit 1-0.
• Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Marseille two-one.