Champions League: 20th appearance for Dortmund this season

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·15. September 2025

Champions League: 20th appearance for Dortmund this season

This Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund will face Juventus in Turin for the opening matchday of the 2025/26 Champions League season. It marks BVB’s 20th campaign in Europe’s elite competition.

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Dortmund made their Champions League debut on September 13, 1995—also against Juventus—and suffered a 3-1 defeat. Since then, the club has played 179 matches: 88 wins, 35 draws, and 56 losses. BVB have reached the final three times: lifting the trophy in 1997 against Juventus thanks to Karl-Heinz Riedle and the iconic lob from Lars Ricken, and finishing runners-up against Bayern in 2013 and Real Madrid in 2024.

Lars Ricken Goal Juventus 1-2 Borussia Dortmund Champions League 1995-96 #larsricken #borussiadortmund #juventus #championsleague #footballhistory
– Montag, 15. September 2025

Other key facts:

Longest winning streak in the UCL: 7 matches in 1997.
Most goals in a single game: 8-4 against Legia Warsaw.
BVB’s top Champions League scorer: Marco Reus (24 goals), ahead of Lewandowski (17) and Haaland (15).
Most appearances: Marco Reus (72), Mats Hummels (66), Lukasz Piszczek (54), closely followed by Julian Brandt (52).