For 51 minutes, there were no goals in the Uefa Champions League match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund in Turin on Tuesday night. And then, the floodgates opened and how. In the next 40 minutes and change, a total of EIGHT goals flew in – some of them truly spectacular – as Juventus scored two late injury time goals thanks to Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly, to snatch a 4-4 draw against German giants Dortmund. The hosts trailed 4-2 when substitute Vlahovic grabbed his second of the night in the fourth minute of stoppage time, before he set up Kelly two minutes later to secure a point.
Man-of-the-match Vlahovic, who came on just before the hour mark, was disappointed not to have completed his hat-trick.
“To prove yourself you always need hunger. I’m never satisfied and tonight I wanted a third goal,” he told Sky Sport. “The important thing is we didn’t lose, so we keep moving forward.”
Juventus scored four goals for a second straight match after their 4-3 league win over Inter Milan on Saturday, but coach Igor Tudor stressed the need for his side to tighten up defensively. “I’ve already had enough of this type of match,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “We are conceding too many, at least we’re scoring a lot too, but we cannot carry on like this. It was so difficult in the second half to keep the energy levels up three days after an incredibly tough match.”
The 4-4 result, according to Uefa, has equalled the record for the highest-scoring draw in the competition’s history. According to the stat platform Squawka, the thriller in Turin was only the second Uefa Champions League game ever with 8 second-half goals. The previous instances was Bayern Munich 9-2 Dinamo Zagreb exactly one year back.
Here’s how the match played out.
Juventus 0-1 Dortmund (52′)
The first half gave little indication of the drama to follow, with Juventus going closest when Khephren Thuram’s deflected strike forced a sharp save from Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. Dortmund found the breakthrough eight minutes after the restart as Karim Adeyemi rifled a precise shot into the far corner from just outside the box. A fine strike, his first of the season, that set Dortmund on their way. They nearly doubled their lead when Serhou Guirassy was denied by a reflex stop from Juventus keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
Juventus 1-1 Dortmund (63′)
The hosts drew level in the 63rd minute through Kenan Yildiz, who collected the ball on the edge of the area, steadied himself and bent a superb shot into the far corner to ignite the Juventus fans. Yildiz, who had a sensational match for Juve, curled it perfectly over the Dortmund goalkeeper for undisuptedly the goal of the match, prompting comparisons to another famous Juve strike against Dortmund, scored by the incomparable Alessandro del Piero.
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Juventus 1-2 Dortmund (65′)
The celebrations were short-lived, however, as Felix Nmecha restored Dortmund’s advantage barely two minutes later with a crisp first-time finish from distance. It was another lovely side-footed curling shot on goal that the goalkeeper had no chance to save.
Juventus 2-2 Dortmund (67′)
The game’s tempo showed no sign of slowing, and by the 68th minute, Juventus were level once more, Vlahovic racing onto a perfectly weighted pass to slot past Kobel. Vlahovic was starting to make his presence felt after coming on as a sub.
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Juventus 2-3 Dortmund (74′)
The frenzy continued in the 74th minute, when Yan Couto’s low strike squirmed between Di Gregorio and the post to put Dortmund back in front.
Juventus 2-4 Dortmund (86′)
The visitors were awarded a penalty four minutes from time after Kelly was penalised for handball, with Ramy Bensebaini converting from the spot. Kelly would go on to make amends, little we could have known.
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Juventus 3-4 Dortmund (90+4′)
Juve launched a last-ditch offensive and deep into stoppage time, Vlahovic struck again from a well-placed cross before turning provider for Kelly, who headed in the equaliser.
Juventus 4-4 Dortmund (90+6′)
A lengthy VAR review for a possible offside held up the celebrations, before the Allianz Stadium erupted once more as the equalising goal was confirmed.
(With Reuters inputs)
